corms ee Table 79. ne! ok NF il telh 43 MARAT tcl Bd seal AI blabla sisal lt lalaeeneeenen ee USS Reclaimer (ARS-42) operational activities during the CASTLE test series. Shot Shot Date Time of Det. BRAVO (B) 1 Mar 0645 28 February moored starboard side to berth Baker 18 in Pearl Harbor . Moored starboard side to berth Baker 18 in Pear] Harbor Moored starboard side to berth Baker 18 in Pearl Harbor through 8 March ROMEO (B) 27 Mar 0630 26 March moored starboard side to berth DE-4 in Pearl Harbor Moored starboard side to berth DE-4 in Pear] Harbor 27 March at 1253 underway from Pear] Harbor to Bikini KOON (B) 7 Apr 0620 6 April enroute from Pear! Harbor to Bikini; at 1245 changed course to Kwajalein Approached Kwajalein; at 0646 entered Gea Pass At 0754 anchored in berth 14, Kwajalein; at 1211 underway for Bikini UNION (8B) 26 Apr 0605 At 0620 cleared topside At 1006 changed station to BI 35-40-L; YANKEE (B) 5 May NECTAR (£) 14 May Preshot 25 April at 1121 left Bikini an- At Shot Time Postshot chored to go alongside Terretl County (LST-1157) to receive mines to support Scientific Project 3.4; at 1420 completed taking on mines; from 1435-1450 laid mines; from 1620-1639 laid mines; at 1745 underway for assigned operating area BH 25-30-L of all nonessential personnel; closed al] doors, hatches, and ports from topside to interior of ship; tested washdown equipment at 1505 began approaching Eneu Channel; at 1811 anchored in N-1, Bikini; 28 April at 1113 underway ta recover mines; at 1325 began recovery operation, ceased activity by 2204; 29 April remained anchored until] 0730 when underway to Aomen area for continued mine recovery; at 0820 anchored in Aomen area for mine recovery; continued recovery at least through 30 April 0610 4 May at 1445 underway for Guam Continued steaming to Guam Continued steaming to Guam 0620 8 May modified destination; steamed to Sasebo, Japan; 13 May at 1441 moored in Sasebo, Japan Moored in Sasebo, Japan; tested sprinkling system Moored in Sasebo, Japan 69€ source: Ship Location/Activities USS Reclaimer (ARS-42) Deck Log. ——eeee