Ue hy Table 76. USS Tawakoni (ATF-114) operational activities during the CASTLE test series. Shot Shot Date Time of Det. BRAVO (B} 1 Mar 0645 Ship Location/Activities Preshot At Shot Time 28 February at 1640 transferred YCV-9 to Cocopa (ATF-101); at Steamed in assigned operating area 2000 left Bikini Lagoon for assigned operating area « Postshot At 1045 maneuvered and rendezvoused with Molala (ATF-106), 600 yards (550 meters) astern; at 1710 made Inspection of YAG-39; 2 March towing YAG-39 en route to Enewetak; at 1306 maneuvered to put whale boat in water to board YAG-39; at 1900 moored to buoy in anchorage C-3, Enewetak; between 2000-2205 moored YAG-39 with 2 M-boats and a YTi assisting, cracked starboard and port quarters while mooring YAG; at 2225 left Enewetak Atoll for Bikini; 3 March at 1955 anchored in vicinity of YCV-9, Eneu ROMEO (B) 27 Mar 0630 26 March at 1318 underway with YFN-935 in tow; at 1501 anchored vicinity of Eneu Island; Steamed in assigned At 1812 proceeded to intercept YAG-39; 28 March at 1219 operating area at 1820 underway again; at 2110 maneuvering by YAG-39; steamed with YAG-39 until 29 March around 0800; at 1140 anchored in berth K-2, Enewetak Z9E maintained position 1,000 yards (900 meters) on starboard beam of Cocopa KOON (B) 7 Apr 0620 6 April at 0634 underway from Enewetak for assigned evacuation area BG 30-34-R Steamed in assigned evacuation area 7 April at 1550 picked up passengers at Eneu Channel and proceeded out of channel to vicinity of Eneman Island; at 1902 entered lagoon by Eneu Channel; at 1928 anchored off Eneu Island, Bikini Atal) UNION (B) 26 Apr 0605 Did not sortie Anchored in berth €-5, Enewetak 26 April at 2000 underway to assigned operating area; 28 April at 0948 anchored mooring D-4, Enewet ak YANKEE (B) 5 May 0610 4 May at 1600 underway with YFN-934 in tow Steamed in operating area Until 6 May, at 0400, remained in operating area; at 0823 anchored in Bikini off Eneu Istand; at 1330 LCM-4] and LCM-42 took YFN-934; at 1730 underway for decontamination project; at 1803 moored alongside LCU-636; at 1926 underway to N-11 anchorage; at 1935 anchored in N-11, Bikini NECTAR (£) Source: 14 May 0620 USS Tawakonj 8 May at 1608 underway from Bikini to Pearl Harbor with YCV-9 in tow bt ce, —- Steamed from Bikini to Pearl Harbor with YCV-9 in tow Continued steaming; 18 May at 0613 cast off YCV-9; at 0640 moored alongside DE-3 at Pearl Harbor a 7