Table 82.
Shot
PLE
BRAVO (B)
USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) operational activities during CASTLE test series.
Shot
Ship Location/Activities
Time
of
At Shot Time
Date
Det.
Preshot
1 Mar
0645
28 February left Eneman Island
for Eneu and anchored in berth
N-4, Bikini, for final loading
of passengers at 1100; underway
to evacuation area BG 30-35-R
at 1838
Steamed in
assigned area
Postshot
By 1300 began receiving BRAVO fallout; at 1800 en
route to Enewetak with Curtiss (AV-4) and Estes
(AGC-12) to allow task force to reorganize and re-
sume Bikini operations afloat; on 2 March anchored
at Enewetak Atoll] at 0943; on 4 March at 1847 departed for Bikini, arriving 5 March at 0900
ROMEO (B)
27 Mar
0630
26 March departed Eneman for
Eneu anchorage and anchored in
berth N-3, Bikini, at 1616;
underway to evacuation area
BG 29-34-i at 2011
Steamed in
assigned area
On 27 March at 1336 anchored in Bikini Atoll]
KOON (B)
7 Apr
0620
On 5 April at 1310 departed
Bikini anchorage for assigned
Steamed in
assigned area
On 7 April at 1019 departed evacuation station and
anchored at N-4 in Bikini Atoll] at 1150
Steamed in
On 26 april at 1100 departed assigned area for anchorage number 3 in Bikini Atol?; anchored at 1710
On 5 May at 1210 departed evacuation station and
anchored in Bikini Atoll] at 1838; at 1955 departed
Bikini for sea; on 6 May at 0725 reanchored in
Bikini? Atoll]; 11 May at 1819 underway for Enewetak; 12 May at 1052 anchored in Enewetak Atol]
area
UNION (B)
26 Apr
0605
On 25 April TG 7.5 LCMs removed
decontamination barge from
alongside and moored to buoy
off Eneu at 1638; sailed for assigned operating area BG 30-35-L
at 1835 with 200 passengers
onboard
YANKEE (B)
5 May
0610
On 4 May TG 7.5 LCMs removed decontamination barge from alongside and moored to buoy off
Eneu at 1300; underway to area
BG 30-35-t at 1616
Steamed in
assigned area
NECTAR (€)
14 May
0620
On 13 May at 1901 underway for
assigned evacuation station;
On 14 May at 0730 departed
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Sources:
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GV
assigned area
on 75 passengers and at 1715 departed for Pear]
Harbor; arrived Pear? Harbor on 21 May
Installment History of Operation CASTLE (Reference 14); Operation Letters for BRAVO, ROMEO, UNION, YANKEE, NECTAR;
Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Deck Log.