Since several of the shoals involved a certain number of weather delrys, the foltuy ing
chruantogical listing shut? be sufficient to point out the highlight dates in the history of eech
device:
—
Jan. 25
Unit arrived at Enis etok
Feb. 17
Feb. 13
Feb. 22
Final aso?.ndly cor.pleted
Shipped tu Bixini and transshipped to cab on Feb. 20
Installativa in cab completed
Feb. 27
Feb, 23
Mar. 1
tinserted
— ™ "installed
'
detonated
ion:
Jan. 25
Mar. 4
Mar. 5
Mar. 7
Mar. $
Unit arrived at Eniwetox
Final assembly completed
Unit installed on barge
Barge departed for Bikini in LSD
Anchoring; completed int
.‘crater ard cables checked out
Mar. 11
Exchanged)Acylinders(used small one)
Mar. 12
Mar, 27!
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Jan.25
Mar, 2
Apr. 8
Apr. 9
Apr. 10
Apr. 15
installed
Lo. we
detonated
a
Unit arrived at Eniwetcok
Assembly completed
Reassembled after postponement and loaded on barge
Barge departed for Bikini in LSD
Anchoring completed and cables checked out
0”
instalied
Apr. 264
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Mar,
Apr,
Apr,
Apr.
5
10
14
16
Apr. 17
Apr, 27
Unit arrived at Eniwetok by air
.
.
New
_ containing no!
feceived and install: i
Finalassembly completed after postpoiie nm ents and loaded on kb: ge
Barge towed to Mike crater at north end of Eniwetok lagoon, anchored, and
cables checked out
Support|jacket removed and dummylugs attached to the case
ipinched off and nuclear arming completed
May 140
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pmo
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j
“detonated
‘detonated —
ermmomeer ome f
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Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
May
16.
26
27
30
2
May 4
May 5
Unit arrived at Eniwetok by air
Final assembly completed
Loaded on barge
Barge departed for Bikini in LSD
Anchoringcompleted inl
___tinstalled-
rater and cables checked out
a * Wetonated
In general, the detonation of these devices on barges seems to be a satisfactory method and
quite practical. Methods for logistic support of the barges were revised during the operation
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