Table 5,
Operation CASTLE,
functions and comp
lements of Task Gr
oup 7.3.
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Task Element /Unit
——
Number
meee Name
7.3.0
Comp Tement ?
Ship Name,
Hull Number
ae
EM
Civ
OFF
r
UNIT
7.3.9.0
Special Devices
Element
7.3.0.1
Escort Element
$9
SURFACE SECURITY
UNIT
Curtiss (AV-4)
40
668
0
5]
594
0
Destroyers as 48s
igned
Commander Escort
Division 12
Nicholas (DDE-449}
Philip (DDE-498)
NA -- Not Available
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Comments
NA
16
257
Renshaw (DDE-499)
246
17
242
Epperson (NDE-719)
20
5
~.
we
Provided surface
transportation
fur
Shot devices from the
United Stutes
to the PPG: in the
PPG provided laborabory and inachi
ne shop facilitie
s
to TG 7.1, assist
ed in positioning
dircraft at shot
t ime using a Raydis
t
system; served as
a4 radsafe check Point and decontami
nation Station.
Escort Division Twe
lve provided a
screen for Curtis
s (AV-4) from Haw
a ij
to the Ppc,
NA
0
3
17
5
0
255
18
756
fe)
19
250
287
0
25
283
0
45
0
5
5/
0
On board Epperson
(DOE-719). unit
Provided surface
security for both
atolis, a plane gua
rd
(CVE-115), a control for Barroko
ship for Té 7.4
dircraft during sho
ts, scientific
Project support,
and escorts for
7.3.0 and 7.3.9 as
required,
Assisted Project 2.5
a in recovering
Fallou
t huoys,
Assisted Project
2.54 in recoverin
g
fallout buoys,
Supported JTF 7 Ron
yerik weather
Station and Projec
t 6.6 personnel at
Ron
gerik Atol] for sha
bl
ts YANKEE and
e,
NECTAR,
e
Ha
Sources:
qd
NA
1?
PC-~1546
—
see
n
(See 7.3.1)
7.3.1
n
Listb
a
OFF
EM
Civ
Se
SPECIAL DEVICES
B
Persanne ] in
Consolidated
ee
Pr
mT
eto
lj) oor Operation
Plan 3-53 ( Refere
nce 12),
DE rom Consolidated
List of Exposures
(Reference 13).
Te
T
t
ee
(continued)