Table 72.

Shot

Shot
Date

BRAVO (B)

1 Mar

USS Apache (ATF-67) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.
Time

Ship Location/Activities

of
Det.

0645

Preshot

At Shot Time

Underway from Bikini to
rendezvous point with
TG 7.3; at 0340 at
rendezvous point

Maintained station
in rendezvous area

27 Mar

0630

Underway from Bikini to

rendezvous with TG 7.3;

BSE

at 0135 arrived in
rendezvous area

At 1440 commenced maneuvering at
various courses and speeds to wash

down ship; at 1505 left rendezvous
point to carry out operations; at

1734 commenced steering various

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ROMEO (B)

Postshot

courses and speeds for washdown

Maintained station
in rendezvous area

At 0835 maneuvered in vicinity of

Ainsworth (T-AP-181); between 0920

and 0955 had motor launch in water;
from 1602-1715 commenced steering

various courses and speeds to effect
washdown

KOON (B)

7 Apr

0620

Underway from Bikini to
Enewet ak

Continued steaming
from Bikini to
Enewetak

At 0940 anchored in vicinity of
berth K-2, Enewetak

UNION (B)

26 Apr

0605

Underway from Enewetak
to Kwajalein

Continued steaming
from Enewetak to

2/7 April at 0802 moored to berth
Easy, Kwajalein

Moved to berth

Remained moored

Continued steaming

Steamed as before

YANKEE (B)

5 May

0610

Did not sortie

NECTAR (E)

14 May

0620

Underway independent ly

from Bikini to Pear}
Harbor; at 0420 made
radar contact with

Mogiri Island
~
~UUTUC,

3

apace

CAT =o?)

Deer

fog.

Kwajalein

Easy, Kwajalein

from Bikini to
Pear] Harbor

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