Table 65.

Shot
BRAVO (B)

USS Grosse Point (PC-1546) operational activities during the CASTLE
test series.
Time

Shot
Date

of
Det.

1 Mar

0645

Ship Location/Activities

Preshot
28 February underway
to conduct ASW patrol
off Bikini; 1 March in

At Shot Time
Steamed in designated
operating area

designated operating

Postshot
At 2120 commenced screening Belle
Grove (LSO0-2), TU 7.3.7; 2 March
2 March joined formation with

Philip (DDE-498) and other ships;

area with Tawakoni
(ATF -114)

left formation at 1541 to proceed
to Bikini Lagoon; at 1634 moored to
starboard side of Cocopa (ATF-101),

berth N-1, Bikini Cagoon

27 Mar

0630

KOON (B)

7 Apr

0620

OVE

ROMEO (8)

UNION (B)

26 Apr

0605

YANKEE (B)

5 May

0610

NECTAR (E)

14 May

0620

Anchored at Enewetak

6 April at 1600 under-

Remained anchored

Steamed in assigned

At 0928 departed Ailinginae Atol]

way from Ailinginae
Atoll for assigned
area southwest of
atoll

Operating area; at
0633 began firing
illuminating shells;
at 0635 completed
Firing

Anchored in lagoon at

Anchored in lagoon
at Rongerik Atoll]

Bikini at 1326; 27 April arrived
Bikini Atoll at 0401; anchored in
berth N-8, Bikini

Anchored in lagoon at
Rongerik Atoll]

Anchored in lagoon
at Rongerik Atol]

Underway to assigned station at
1255

No log available,

No log available, presumably moored

Rongerik Atol]

13 May anchored at

berth Able-3, Pear]

Harbor

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Source:

Anchored at Enewetak

Grosse Point (PC-1546) Deck Log.

presumably moored

in Pearl Harbor

en route Bikini; at 1203 arrived
assigned area; at 1928 anchored in
berth N-7, Bikini

Underway from Rongerik Atoll to

in Pearl Harbor

NE

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