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Summary of the status of transient shipping in tfe Pacific
Proving Ground on or about 7 April 1954.
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USS Reclaimer (ARS-42)
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LST-1146
9935'N, 196°E, course 94, 9 knots (14.7 km/hr) at
1200 on 6 April; at 1400 on 6 April altered
course to 53; at 0110 on 7 April altared course
to 90
JSS Unadilla (ATA-182)
7920'N, 169930'E, course 117, 10 knotB
at 1200 on 6 April; at 1530 on 6 Aprifl
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at 1200 on 6 April; diverted to Kwajqlein, ETA
0700, 7 April
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10°45'N, 1689&, course 270, 10 knots {18.5 km)
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course to 94
(18.5 km)
altered
JSS Hanna (DE-449)
At Matalanim Island at 1200 on 6 April, thence
JSNS Gen Morton
20937'N, 176912'E, course 267, 15.8 kfots (29.2
to Ponape
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km/hr) at 1200 on 6 April
USS Karin (AF-33)
At Enewetak at 1200 on 6 April
USNS Barrett (T-AP-196)
20918'N, 169°40'E, course 87, 15.8 kn&ts (29.2
Japanese fishing boat
Visual/radar contact by search aircrayt, 19°28'N,
171956'E, course 125, 8 knots (14.8 km/hr) at
km/hr) at 1200 on 6 April
approximately 1730 on 5 April; subseqi#ent visual/
radar contact by search aircraft at approximately
1800 on 6 April, 18°15'N, 172911'E, c@urse 100,
6 knots (11.1 km/hr), evaluated as same vessel
Japanese fishing boat
171932'E, course 315, 10 knots (18.5
approximately 1730, 5 April
Mm/hr) at
Japanese fishing boat
Visual/radar contact by search aircrafft, 1591'N,
169931E, course 335, 6 knots (11.1 kmfnr) at approximately 1600, 6 April; subsequent Wisual/
radar contact by search aircraft at approximately 1900, 6 April, 15925'N, 169921'E, course
340, 7 knots (13 km/hr), evaluated as Bame vessel
M/V Gunners Knot
Truk at 1200, 6 April
M/V Roque
Nukuoro at 1320, 6 April, scheduled tol Kapingamarangi and return to Ponape by 10 Aprfil
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Visual/radar contact by search aircraft, 19°N,
Source:
Reference 16.
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