CONFIDENTIAL
MAVPERS 198 (REY. 1-44)
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DECK LOG—ADDITIONAL REMARKS SHEET
UNITED STATES swe M. (D692)
JULY ss _L6
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ADDITIONAL REMARKS
18 to 2
Steaming as before.
1820 Changed course and312° PSC, changed speed to 15 knots
(138 RPM), proceeding to enter BIKINI ATOLL for;nightmonitoring accordance with CJTF-l dispatch
250646 of July. 1833 Commenced steaming on vsrious courses and at various speeds entering BIKINI
Entrance channel
1900. Anchored in
“deck to the port
(409°.T. Engaged
and proceeding
statinn 2197 P
anchor, on the
jacking gear.
“auxiliary purposes,
to station 2197 P, Captain at, the Conn, Navigator on the bridge.
in BIKINI ATOLL in 30 fathonsof water with 75 fathoms of chain on
following bearings: Bikint 020°T, RT Bikini 045° T, and LT Enyu
Main engines on fifteen minutes notice. Steaming on boiler #3 for
Boosting steam to 600 pounds on boiler #4.
Various units of the U. S. PACIFIC
FLZET present with SOPA, V. Adm. BLANDY, USN, CJTF-l in USS MOUNT McKINLEY (aGC-7)
:
. Es ELIENBRAND,
,
Lt. (jg), USN.
2 to 24
Anchored as before. 2235 Made all preparations to get underway. 2250 Underway from berth
2197 P, BIXINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS for berth 2297 E, BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS in compliance
spatch orders of ComJointTaskForceOhE, Captain at the Conn, Navigator on the bridge. Steaming on gi
ious courses at verious spee-s proceeding to berth 2297 E, 2309 Anchored in berth 2297 _E in 27_
fathoms of waterwith 75 fathoms of chain to port
rt anchor in BIMINT ATOLL, MARSEALL ISLANDS, on the
following bearings:right “tangent Bikini“isiznaC35
tangent of Enyu Talend 140°Te
T, right tangent of "Yoncheb
eg
Island 100° T, right-
et
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Lt.(je), USN.
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