Table 27.

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Planned and final sequence of CASTLE events and locations.

Pre-CASTLE
Target

Revised
Date and
Sequence

Revised
Date and
Sequence

Sequence

Date and

(as of

Actual

6 Mar 54)

(as of

13 Apr 54)

Date and

Name

Sponsor

Sequence

BRAVO

LASL

1 Mar (1)

---- (1)

---- (1)

1 Mar (1)

UNION

LASL

11 Mar (2)

29 Mar (4)

16 Apr (4)

YANKEE

LASL

22 Mar (3)

17 Apr (6)

27 Apr (6)

Originally
Yield

Planned

Location

Actual

Location

15 MT

Reef off Nam,

Bikini

Reef off Nam,

26 Apr (4)

6.9 MT

Barge off
Iroij,
Bikini

Barge off
Iroij,
Bikini

5 May (5)

13 MT

Barge off

X

Bikini

Barge in

Iroij,

UNION crater,

Eleleron,

Cancelled

Bikini

Bikini

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ECHO

UCRL

29 Mar (4)

24 Apr (7)

Cancelled

Cancelled

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NECTAR

LASL

5 Apr (5)

8 Apr (5)

20 Apr (5)

14 May (6)

1.69 MT

Barge off
Iroij,
Bikini

Barge in MIKE
(IVY series)
crater,
Enewetak

ROMEO

LASL

15 Apr (6)

13 Mar (2)

---- (2)

27 Mar (2)

11 MT

Barge off
Iroij,

Barge in
BRAVO crater

Eneman,

Eneman,

Enewetak

Bikini

KOON

UCRL

22 Apr (7)

22 Mar (3)

Source:

Reference 4, pp. 32 and 33.

---- (3)

7 Apr (3)

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