Table 69.
USS Estes (AGC-12) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.
Shot
Shot
Date
Time
of
Det.
BRAVO (B)
1 Mar
0645
Ship Location/Activities
Preshot
28 February at 1842 underway from
Bikini to operating area; at 2022
arrived at assigned operating
area; steamed independently off
Bikini
At Shot Time
Steamed as before
Postshot
At 0830 set condition Purple II; at 1125
set condition Purple III; at 1535 set condition Purple II; 2 March steamed en route
from Bikini to Enewetak; at 0845 moored
to buoy B-1, Enewetak; at 1831 underway
from Enewetak to Bikini; 3 March anchored
PSE
at anchorage N-4, Bikini, at 0843
ROMEO (B)
27 Mar
0630
26 March at 2039 underway from
Bikini to assigned operating
area; at 2259 arrived at assigned
position
Steamed as before
27 March at 1325 anchored at berth N-4,
Bikini; 28 March at 0737 underway; at
0934 anchored in berth A-6, Bikini
KOON (B)
7 Apr
0620
5S April at 1207 underway for
operating area; 7 April steamed
to remain on station
Steamed on station
At 1101 anchored at berth N-3, Bikini;
8 April at 1845 received provisions from
Karin (AF -33)
UNION (B)
26 Apr
0605
25 April at 2228 underway; at
2348 arrived in operating area;
26 April steamed to remain on
Station; at 0545 mustered crew
Steamed as before
At 1552 anchored at berth N-4, Bikini;
at 1952 underway from Bikini to Enewetak;
from 2220-2230 lost power to running
lights
YANKEE (B)
5 May
0610
4 May at 2049 underway for operating area; at 2218 arrived in
operating area
;
Steamed as before
At 1355 Curtiss (AV-4) approached starboard for highline transfer; at 1428
CTG 7.3 arrived by highline; at 1708
anchored at berth N-4, Bikini; at 1934
underway to Enewetak; 6 May at 0823
moored at buoy B-1, Enewetak; at 2015
received provisions from the Arequipa
(AF -31)
NECTAR (E)
14 May
0620
13 May at 1857 underway from
Fnewetak to assigned operating
area; at 2001 arrived in operating area
te LOg.
Steamed in assigned
assigned operating area
At 0741 anchored in anchorage C-1,
Enewetak; at 1526 underway en route to
San Diego
nO
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