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Table 83,

Shot

Shot
Date

Time
of
Det.

BRAVO (B)

1 Mar

0645

LST-551 operational activities during CASTLE test Series.
Ship Location/Activities
Preshot
28 February underway for
area 30 nmi

of Enewetak
ROMEO (B)

27 Mar

—— ~

0630

(56 km) west

26 March at 2058 anchored
off Parry Island at berth
B-2, Enewetak

At Shot Time
Steamed as

before

Remained
anchored

Postshot
At 1047 anchored at anchorage area
C-1, off Parry Island, Enewet ak ;

at 1537 beached at Parry Island

At 0723 beached at Parry Island;
at 0906 temporarily anchored at
anchorage B-2, Enewetak; at 1017

SLE

underway for Bikini

KOON (B)

7 Apr

0620

6 April at 1744 beached
at Parry Island

Remained
beached

At 0713 underway for anchorage off
Enewetak; at 0803 anchored

UNION (8)

26 Apr

0605

25 April at 1913 anchored
at berth N-4, Enewetak

Remained
anchored

At 1340 underway to shift anchorages; at 1440 anchored at B-2,
Enewetak; at 1603 underway to
Bikini; 27 April at 1425 anchored
at berth N-14, Bikini

YANKEE (B)

5 May

0610

4 May at 0817 anchored
at berth N-4, Enewetak

Remained
anchored

Remained anchored

NECTAR (E)

14 May

0620

13 May at 1853 underway
from Enewetak to assigned
operating area

Steamed as
before

At 0812 anchored at berth C-1,
Enewet ak

Source:

LST-551 Deck Log.

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