DECK LOG—REMARKS SHEET
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TURNER
UNITED STATES SHIP
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© to & - Steaming in company with USS SHANGRI-LA (CV38)(CTG 1.6) and USS CHARLES P. CECIL (DD£35),
enroute Roi Islanc, Marshall Islands to point “Tare” (CJTF-1 Op Plan 1-46).
as follows:
In cruising disposition
SEANGRI-LA in formation center (formation guide), destroyers in Anti-subasarine screen
wi2 (US? 10B), with TURNER (CamMesonFiVE) in atation #1 (2.5-060}, and CHRLES r, CECLL in
»station #2 (2.5-300).
Fleet course and axis 310
Steaming on_ooilers #1 and #2.
(T & pgc), 305° (psc), speed 12 knots (108 Béu),
Regular cruising watch and material condition "Baxer" set.
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« to & = Steaming as before on eourse 310° (te pec), 305° (pac), speed 12 knots (108 RPu),
3505 Sighted Sifu Island, bearing 030° (T), distant 10 miles. 0600 Chanzed fl.et course and
axis to 130° (T & pgc), 130° (psc).
Took screening station #2.
0604
Lighted fires under boilers
-3 and #4. 0625 Changed fleet course and axis to 310° (T & pgc), 305° (psc). Took screening
station fl. 0645 Changed fleet course and axis to 340° (T & pec), 336° (psc). Cut in boilers #3
and #4 on the main steac line. O707 Comuanced steaming on various courses at Various specas to
assuse station #2 (2-350) fram SHANGRI-LA, for flight operations. 0713 Commenced flight oper-tions.
Flignt course 140° (T), using various speeds.
2757
0752 Lighted off superheaters on all boilers.
By order of CTC 1.6; TURNER detached from formation.
Proceeding independently en course
isl (T& pee), Lsb° (psc), speed 31 knots (330 BP), in conjunction with fighter direction
clan for atomic bomb test.
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Lt., USK
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& to 12 ~ Steaming as before on course 141° (T & pgc), lus? (psc), speed 31 knots (330 Rr).
0600 kiustered crew on stations. Absentees; None. 0900 Atomic Bomb was reported re.eased
by boubing plane. No visual effecta of Bomb explosinn were observed frou our location.
2915 Assused Bomb had exploded. 1014 Reduced speed to 27 mots (270 RPit). 1025 Changed csurse
to 130° (T & pgc), 131° (psc). 1043 Om station at Point "A" in accordance with operational
orders. 1044 Commenced conducting emerzency backing drilis. 1109 Secured from drill. Changed
speed to 20 mots (194 ae: 1110 Changed course to 200° (T & Pec» 199° {pse}. L112 Reduced
speed to 15 knots (140 BPw).# 1130 Changed course to o20° (T &pec), 010° (psc). 110 Secured
boilers #3 and #4.
1255 Changed course to 070° (T & pgc), 062 (psc), Made daily inspection
of magazines and amokeless powder samples,
Conditions normal with the exception of a maximucz
recorded texpe-ature of 108 F in 20% ready service box #&.
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Blew tubes on all boilers.
R. W. WIG
Lt. (jg),
12 to 16 - Steaming as before. 1200
ed course to 250° (T & pee), 240° (psc), Began
patrolling
on station point "Able" on ceurses 250° (T & pgc}, 240° (psc) and 070°
(Te pac), 062° tpscs.
1255 Proceeding on various courses at various speeds to rejoin formation and taxe station in coluan
1000 yards astern SHANGRI-LA. 1310 Changed course to 138° (T & pgc), 138° (pac), fleet course,
but unable to make fleet speed of 25 knots (<48 RPK). Dropped astern of formation. Reason- Loss
of Vacuum cain condenser #1. 140 Regained station 1000 yards astern SHANIRI-LA, changed course
to 170° (T & pec), 163° (pac).
1442 Sighted land, indentified as Boi Island, bearing 137° (T),
distant 9 miles. 1455 Stationed anchor-devail. 1500 Changed speed to 20 knots (197 RPi).
1503 Changed speed to 15 knots (140 RPh). 1514 Entered Mellu Pass.~ 1541 anchored in berth A-l,
Roi anchorage, Kwajalein Atoll in 15 fathoms of water, coral botrom, with 75 fathoms of chain to the
portanchor, on the followin; bearings; Control tower 3542° (T), Beacan *a* O74° (2%), Badio tower
125°
(7).
1550 Secured anchor detail and set regular in port watch.
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B. ROBERTSON, Jr.
Eos., USN
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