Table 61.
Shot
Shot
Date
Time
of
Det.
BRAVO (B)
1 Mar
0645
USS Epperson (DDE-719) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.
Ship Location/Activities
Preshot
28 February steamed on ASW patrol
off Enewetak Atoll; at 0730 made
bathythermograph (B/T) drop; at
At Shot Time
Continued on
patrol
27 Mar
0630
KOON (B)
7 Apr
0620
to
steamed as a unit of TU 7.3.1; at 0214 relieved by
Renshaw (DDE-499), proceeded to patrol area OB-2; at
obtained unidentified radar contact,
left patrol area to investigate; at
0230 identified contact as LST-551,
returned to DB-1 and 0B-2
.
received fuel from the Karin (AF-33); at 1506 secured
to mooring N-3, Enewetak; 3 March at 0700 underway to
Bikini Atoll
26 March at 0829 underway to patrol
Steamed as before;
dezvoused with Bairoko (CVE-115),
proceeded astern at 1,500 yards
crew at general
quarters; at 0656
area off Nam Island; at 2305 ren(1.4 km)
”
At 0743 proceeded to investigate unidentified radar
contact; at 0821 identified contact as LST-551; 2 March
0735 recovered B/T; 1 March con-
tinued on ASW patrol; at 0120 CIC
ROMEO (B)
Pastshot
‘Steamed in company of Bairoko at
Station Baker off Bikini
at 0617 exercised
secured from gen-
secured to mooring N-3, Enewetak; from 1310-1416
At 1317 released by Bairoko; at 1420 secured mooring
N-13, Bikini; LCM came alongside; at 1557 underway
from harbor; from 1933-1950 washdown system activated;
28 March steamed north of Bikini; at G740 made 8/T
drop; at 0800 B/T drop satisfactory; from 0810 to 1527
eral quarters
searched for buoys by visual and DF means; at 1416
Steamed as before
At 0830 followed Bairoko during helicopter operations;
at 1045 proceeded to eastern end of Eneman Island for
sighted buoy; at 2008 anchored in Bikini Lagoon.
search and rescue (SAR) duty; 8 April at 0555 made
radar contact with Karin; at 0842 received provisions
from Karin in Eneu Channel; at 1234 underway for ASW
patro!] south of Bikini
UNION (B)
26 Apr
0605
Steamed independently on ASW patrol
north of Enewetak; at 0420 com-
Steamed as before
menced westward sweep of patrol
area
YANKEE (B)
5 May
0610
4 May at 1630 underway to patrol
area north of Enewetak Atoli; at
2001 ship returned to find LVCP
At 0630 resumed westward sweep of patrol area; at 0808
began eastward sweep of northern patrol area; at 0954
Jeft northern area for sweep to south of Enewetak; at
1255 returned to patrol area north of Enewetak; con-
tinued sweeps throughout the day
Steamed as before
At 1800 secured to mooring N-3, Enewetak Lagoon
with crew of 3 men; at 2202 notified 3 men found; steamed to patrol area north of Enewetak
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Source:
USS Epperson (DDE-719) Deck Log.
Enewetak; at 2203 underway for Pearl Harbor