2.2.13 USS LST-825
Although not part of the task group, LST-825 was operating in the Pacific
Proving Ground prior to Shot BRAVO.
The ship departed Bikini on 27 February and
arrived at Enewetak the following morning. It remained anchored in the lagoon until
approximately 0830 hours on 2 March when it got underway enroute to Japan.
It is
assumed that the LST-825 received the same fallout as the residence islands of
Enewetak following Shot BRAVO (see Section 2.2.1 and Figure 2-3). Table 2-13 is a
tabulation of the daily integrated intensities topside on the LST-825 as inferred from
the island data. Since this ship did not enter Bikini Lagoon, there is no contribution
due to ship contamination.
On 28 April, while steaming from Japan to Pearl Harbor, the LST-975 was
requested to rendezvous with the LST-762 at 119 N, 175° 35' E, and to take it in tow
to Pear! Harbor. The rendezvous was accomplished on 4 May (See section 2.2.12). On
6 May, while the LST-975 was towing LST-762, both ships encountered fallout from
Shot YANKEE.
By 1330 hours, intensities averaged 20 mR/hr on the weather surfaces
and, at 1505 hours, General Quarters was called.
Quarters at 1556 hours (Reference 8),
reduce the shipboard intensities.
stopped, average
The crew secured from General
and fire hoses were used in an attempt to
At approximately 1730 hours when the fallout
intensities were as high as 96 mR/hr.
By 0930 hours the next day,
topside intensities had been reduced to !0 mR/hr; a subsequent survey on 8 May
showed a further decrease to 7 mR/hr (Reference 10).
Figure 2-24 depicts the
reconstructed radiation environment onboard the LST-975; Table 2-14 details the daily
topside integrated intensities through 3! May resulting from Shot YANKEE fallout.
Ship contamination from Bikini Lagoon is not an issue.
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