‘ Table 67. Shot BRAVO (B) USS Bairoko ( CVE-115) operation al activities during the CAS TLE test series. Time Shot Date of Det. 1 Mar 0645 Ship Location/Activities Preshot At Shot Time 28 February at 2307 underway from Bikini to operating area; 1 March at 0243 rendez- voused with Philip (ODE-498) when heavy fallout detected; washdown system Operated from 0810-0931; firehoses used after securing washdown SyStem; at 1800 a second fallout began; firehoses continued in use until 1845; ROMEO (B) 27 Mar 0630 KOON (B} 7 Apr 0620 UNION (B) 26 Apr 0605 26 April at 2024 underway NECTAR (E) 5 May 0610 14 May 0620 ing 124° from shot; from 0700-0710, washdown gear operating, but no new fallout received Steamed in the company of the Epperson (DDE-719) in the Operational area off Bikini At 0620, 23 nmi (43 km) bearing 100° from shot 25 April at 1853 underway for At 0605, 57 nmi (105 km) Bikini operating area with 13 May at 1746 underway from Atoll Se eee Log. to Bikini bearing 1559 from shot . 4 May at 1555 underway with Renshaw (DDE-499) from Bikini to assigned operating area Kwajalein Atoll * steamed from At 0630, 43 nmi (80 km) bear- from Bikini Lagoon to oper- Philip YANKEE (B) 2 March decontamination effo rts started again after 0800 radiological use of high-pressure hoses and monitoring; scrubbing carried on all day; 3 March arrived Bikini, launched helicapter radsafe surv eys from Bikini to Enewetak ational area off Bikini we uw oO Postshot At 0645, 38 nmi (70 km) bearing 132° from shot; at 0803 material condition Able set At 0610, 34 nmi (63 km) bearing 150° from shot: at 0625 set modified condition Abie; between 0652-0702 washdown gear on At 0620, steaming from Kwa- jJalein to Bikini, 40 nmi (74 km) SE of Eneu eee At approximately 0900 launched two helicopters for initial radiological survey; at 1405 anchored in berth N-5, Bikini; 28 March at 0859 after shifting moored to buoy T-2, Bikini; 29 March wash down system operated 0130-0215; reactivated at 0320 At 1104 anchored in berth N-5, Bikini At 1611 anchored in berth N-5, Bikini At 1643 anchored in berth N-6, Bikini From 0912-1045 Philip alongsid e to fuel; at 1206 anchored in berth N-3, Bikini; at 1701 underway for Enewetak aera