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Operation Order
CTG 7.3 No.

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(1)

This operation order is effective on receipt.

(2)

After 1430M, BX-1 daySE ships outside BIKINI Lagoon shall

(3)

After OOOOM BX day all ships shall be not less than 30 miles

approach closer than 20 miles distant from the shot site.

from the shot site, untildirected to close lagoon following shot time,

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(4) Ships or units shall each be assigned an area, approximately a
five miles square designated by means of TG 7.3 BIKINI Operating Area Chart.

Ships or units may be maneuvered independently within the assigned area but
shall not proceed into adjacent areas unless so directed.

The operating areas

are designated as lettered 20° sectors with minimum and maximm distances in

miles from Point BAKER (Coca Tower), The stations of all ships will be changed, «f

sch ehangis made necessary by actual or predicted surface Hadexyby similtaneously
rotating the entire formation about Point BAKER or by simultaneously increasing
or decreasing the distance from Point BAKER. For example, "All ships and units
rotate stations 20° clockwise" would require each ship or unit to move clockwise into the adjacent sector without changing distance from Point BAKER.
Similarly, if it is desired to move all of the Task Group ships closer to the
atoll the message will be "All ships and units Close Point BAKER four miles",
in which case the area lettering remains the same but the inmr and outer
limits of the area of a particular ship or unit are both decreased by four
miles. When only one or two ships or a single group of ships are to be moved
the change of area will be made by directing the ship or the unit to proceed

ecific area,
When the entire formation is being moved all ships shall
use a speed o
kts (LCU group 8 kts) unless otherwise directed. Single
ships or units being moved shall use a speed of 15 kts (except DDEs which

shall use 20 kts , LCU group 8 kts), if possible, or a speed to arrive in the

new area at the time designated in the chance of area message.

(5)

Movement reports shall not be mde for a movement contained in

(6)

Use time zone minus TWELVE (MIKE) in all instances except Date

Annex A this OpOrder., A report shall be made promptly if a movement scheduled
in Annex A is not made or is unduly delayed.
Time Group of messages.

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5. Logistics and Evacuation in accordance with Annex C, CTG 7.3 OpPlan 1-53
and Annex C of this OpOrder,

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(a) CTG 7.3 in USS BAIROKO.
(b) Use time zone minus TWELVE (MIKE).

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