US’S Achomawl ( A T F - 1 4 8 )
24 August 1008 1425 25 August 0727 26 August 1005 27 August 1307 1703 28 August 0919 29 August
USS
Anchored New York at Kwajalein Atoll. Underway for Bikini Atoll. Arrived at Bikini Atoll.
31 July 0707
Anchored at Bikini Atoll in berth 207.
2 August
Shifted to berth 385.
7 August
Shifted to berth 207.
12 August Underwaywith target (APA-61) in tow.
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USS
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14 August
Shiftedtoanchoragelocatedbetween berths 93 and 114.
18 August
Some Indewndence personnel transferred to USS Artemis (AKA-21) €OK transport to Pearl Harbor.
target
23 August 1150
Departed for Kwajalein Atoll. Arrived Kwajalein Atoll.
30 August 1535
Anchored LST-133.
24 August 1136
1 September 1616
Departed for Pearl Harbor.
26 August 1543
(AR-6)
6 September 1035
Crew S l z e7:5 3 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrival: 1 Nay 1 9 4 6 B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e2: A 3 u g u s1t 9 4 6 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n1: 6 nml ( 3 0 km) NNE nml ( 2 9 km) EN€ Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n1: 5 . 5 O e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o n : San D l e g o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : By 1 January 1947
Departed Kwajalein Atoll after embarking personnel for transport to Pearl Harbor. Arrived at Pearl Harbor. USS ALBEMARLE
Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n
,*A a repair ship. was part of TU 1.8.1 (Repair and Service Unit). Its functions were salvaging. towing. and emergency repair work. It also was equipped with heating apparatus for rapid determination of the safe-life storage period of any questionable smokeless gunpowders.
(AV-5)
Crew S l z e5:6 9 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r i v a l : 4 Hay 1946 25 J u l 1y 9 4 6 B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e : Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n A
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t w a j a l e l nA t o l l Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : >8 nml ( 1 5 km) ESE (AreaChalmers) O e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o n : Los Angeles F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : By 2 2 November 1946 Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n
The seaplane tender Albemrle served in TU 1.1.1 (Laboratory Unit). It contained laboratory facllities for the technical group. It also transported the weapons and provided assembly facilities.
Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )
Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y 0, 9 0 0 )
30 June 1417Underwayforstation 1 July 1912Anchored
USS
messing and berthing.
Arrived at Bikini Atoll.
USS AJAX
Personnel from target ship
dence (CVL-22) Cameaboard
Barrow
Arrlved at Kwajalein Atoll. Underway for Bikini Atoll.
Leftfor KwajaleinAtollwith ship USS LST-133 in tow.
Albemarle ( A V - 5 )
outside lagoon.
in berth 270.
2JulyShiftedtoberth
207.
Personnel transfers occurred shot ABLE.
for several days after
1 July Anchored
at Kwajalein Atoll.
4 July 1012 Anchored
at Bikini Atoll in berth 40.
Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y , 0835)
25 July 0513
Underway toitsoperatingareaeast the lagoon. 1447 Anchored in berth 368. Bikini Atoll. 1835Underway forKwajaleinAtoll.
Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y , 0835)
24 July 1602
Underway for stationnortheast Atoll.
25 July 1631 Anchored 30 July 1811
of
of Bikini
in Rongelap Lagoon in berth 31.
26 July 0929Anchored
at KwajaleinAtoll.
30 July 1017Underway for SanPedro, Pearl Harbor.
Underway for BikiniAtoll.
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