Table 64. Shot Shot Date Time of Det. BRAVO (8) 1 Mar 0645 USS Philip (DDE-498) operational activities during the CASTLE test series. Ship Location/Activities Preshot At Shot Time 28 February steaming independently Steamed in assigned on patrol 3-4 miles (5.6-7.5 km) northwest of Bikini Atoll; at 1430 changed course for area BG-25; 1 March at 0235 rendezvoused with Bairoko (CVE-115) at 1,000 yards (900 meters) aoe Postshot Continued steaming with Bairoko off Bikini; 2 March area 1,000 yards steamed off Bikini in formation with BelleGrove Bairoko Point (ec1648) ; at 0706, Belle Grove left the formation; at 1153 Cocopa and Gypsy detached; at 1536 Grosse (900 meters) off - (LSO-2), Gypsy (ARSD-2), Cocopa (ATF-101), and Grosse Point was detached; continued on patrol until entering Bikini Lagoon at 1858; at 1910 anchored in berth N-10; at 2145 underway to Eneu Channel en route to Rongelap Atoll ROMEO (B) 27 Mar 0630 Conducted patrol 2-6 miles (3.711 km) off Deep Entrance to Enewetak Atoll Conducted patrol eastward of Deep At 1035 began steering various courses to form bent line screen 2,500 yards (2.3 km) in front of LST-551 en route wetak Lagoon while Philip (DDE-498) moved to patrol station off Eneman Island; at 1305 came into lagoon via Lukoj Pass; at Entrance to Ene- to Bikini Atol); 28March at 075] LST-551 entered lagoon SbE 1405 lying to 800 yards (730 meters) off Estes (AGC-12); at 1414 underway Lukoj Pass to conduct patroloff Bikini KOON (B) 7 Apr 0620 UNION (B) 26 Apr 0605 YANKEE (B) 5 May 0610 Anchored in Enewetak Lagoon Anchored in Enewetak Lagoon Steamed in formation with Bairoko Steamed in operat- of Bikini Bairoko with Molala (ATF-106) and YAG-40 Steamed in assigned At 0818 relieved of escort duty with Curtiss, maneu- Curtiss 1,500 yards [1.4 km) astern graph (B/T) drops; 6 May at 1801 anchored at berth N-7, Bikini Anchored at berth N-1, Bikini At 0745 left anchorage for sea to receive fuel from Bairoko; at 0837 took B/T readings; at 0923 took on and other TG 7.3 ships southeast 4 May at 1256 left anchorage N-1, Bikini, to patrol south of Bikini; at 2208 took station 1,000 yards (900 meters) astern Curtiss (AV-4) on 5 May at 0315 left Curtiss and proceeded to sector of area ap- ing area astern of area; at 0638 on station with the At 1116 left anchorage for patrol 2-6 miles (3.7-11 km) off Enewetak Patrolled off Bikini Atolt at 2044 in visual contact with Estes en route to Enewetak; at 2338 made contact vered to stay within area BG 45-50-R; at 1200 steamed in area BG 30-35-R; at 1555 and 1926 made bathythermo- proximately 140°T, 50 miles (92 km} from Station Baker NECTAR (E} 14 May 0620 Anchored at berth N-1, Bikini FUE fT Bikini + ‘aa oe Source: USS Philip (BDE-498) Deck Log. OdITURU, dt [cou dicrmuUrcu ty UCT ur tes,