Table 63.
USS Renshaw (DDE-499) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.
Time
of
Det.
0645
Ship Location/Activities
Preshot
28 February at 1100, underway from
berth N-5, Enewetak, to air con-
tral station, 10°41'N, 164°06'E;
At Shot Time
Steamed to contro]
station
1 March proceeded to new control
Postshot
Arrived at control station at 0832; at 2054 control
duties completed, proceeding to Enewetak; on 2 March
at 0945 received small boat along starboard to dis-
embark a passenger; 3 March remained at sea on pa-
station, 11942'N, 164°06'E at 0531
trol off Enewetak; 4 March underway in the early
morning to Utirik Atol}; arrived off Utirik about
0800; executive officer and landing party went
ashore in gig at 0810 and returned at 1055 with
first evacuees; motor whaleboat also emptoyed in
evacuation; evacuated and decontaminated 154 natives of Utirik Atoll between 1055-1256; at 1314
underway for Kwajalein Atoll
0630
26 March at 160] underway from
Bikini for DOE air control station
at 11910'N, 163°50'E; 27 March
Steamed on control
station
steaming on station at 0032; proceeding to new control station
At 1344 released from control station, proceeded to
patrol area south of Enidrik Istand; at 1845 on pa-
trol station
PRE
10°42'N, 164907'E at 0500
0620
Anchored at berth K-2, Enewetak
0605
Moored at berth N-3, Enewetak with
0610
Leo (T-AKA-60) and other small
craft of the Pacific fleet
4 May steaming on a random patrol]
north of Bikini; at 1914 ceased
patrolling; rendezvoused with
Bairoko (CVE-115) at 2117
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Anchored at berth
Remained anchored
Mbdored at berth N-3,
Remained anchored
Steamed on patrol
At 1030 proceeded to lifeguard station astern
with Bairoko in
assigned sector
station with Bairoko; at 1318 proceeded to lifeguard station with Estes (AGC-12); at 1442 returned
K-2, Enewetak
Enewet ak
southeast of Bikini
Curtiss (AV-4); at 1055 returned to plane guard
to station 100 yards (90 meters) astern Bairoko; at
1602 proceeded to remain 5,000 yards (4.6 km) off
Eneu Channel, Bikini; at 1857 proceeded to assigned
sector southeast of Bikini
0620
13 May left anchorage K-2, Enewe-
tak, for area southeast of Enewetak at 1900; arrived on station
at 7145 in assignedsector
USS Renshaw (DDE-499} Deck Log.
Steamed on assigned
station
Entered Enewetak Lagoon at 0633; anchored at berth
B-2, Enewetak at 0820; moved to berth C-2, Enewetak,
at 0840; moved to berth B-2, Enewetak, at 1727;
underway for Pearl Harbor at 2157