64
SPECTAL
SURFACE SECURITY
7.3.1
b
(ODF -499)
(Reference 13).
(CVE-115), a control ship for TG7.4
Supported JTF 7 Rongerik weather
station and Project 6.6 personnel at
Rongertk Atoll for shots YANKEE and
NECTAR.
Assisted Project ?.5a in recovering
fallout buoys.
283
25
0
237
20
5?
Assisted Project ¢.5a 10 recovering
fallout buoys.
250
19
0
aircraft during shots, scientific
project support, and escorts for
7.3.0 and 7.3.9 as required.
On board Epperson (DDE-719); unit
provided surface security for bath
atolls, a plane guard for Bairoko
Escort Division Twelve provided a
screen for Curtiss (AV-4) from Hawatl
to the PPG.
to TG 7.1, assisted mm positioning
aircraft at shot time using a Raydist
system; served as a radsafe checkpaint and decontamination station.
orabory and machine shop facilities
Provided surface transportation for
shot devices from the United states
to the PPG; in the PPG provided 1ab-
Comments
24?
(Reference 11) or Operation Plan 1-53 (Reference 12),
PC-1546
Epperson (ND£-719)
Renshaw
Civ
17
18
0
246
Philip
255
256
17
0
257
17
(DDE-498)
16
594
FM
Nicholas (DDE-449)
51
off
NA
)
Civ
NA
668
EM
NA
40
Off
Complement
Personne] in
Consolidated
Listb
Commander Escort
Division 12
(See 7.3.1)
Destroyers as assigned
Curtiss (AV-4)
Ship Name,
Hu 11 Number
a
Operation CASTLE, functions and complements of Task Group 7.3.
From Consolidated Last of Pxpasures
YPeom TS 7.3 Final
Sourees:
NA -- Not Available.
UNIT
Escort Element
7.3.0.1
DEVICES
Special Devices
Element
UNIT
7.3.0.0
7.3.0
Number
Task Element /Uait
Table 5.