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0910 Underway to go alongside target submarine USS Skate (SS-305). 0920 to load munition. 1205 Moored to&S Underway from skate to ammunition dumping area. 10 n m i (18.5 km) off Eneu Island. 17 July 169 after Anchored between berths 147 and 0757 completing dumping mission. Underway Moored to LCT-1377. Took LCT-1377 in tow. Anchored in berth 270-M(N). Underway with LCT-1377 in tow. Underway from LCT-1377 having completed mooring mission. Moored to LCT-1268. Underway with LCT-1268 in tow. Successfully moored LCT-1268 to USS San Marcos (LSD-25) in target array. Underway from San Marcos. Moored to target vessel LSM-60 to transfer freshwater. Underway from alongside LSM-60. Moored to USS Severn (AO-61). Anchored in berth 191-A. Bikini.

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Underway. Moored to LCT-1268. Underway with LCT-1132 in tow to Rongelap Atoll. Anchoredinberth4.RongelapAtoll. after mooring LCTs. Underway to Bikini Atoll. Anchored in berth 191-A, Bikini. Underway,aftertakingonwaterfrom Severn. to target submarine USS Skiplack (SS-184). Moored to Skipjack. USS Dentuda Moored to target submarine (88-335). Moored toSkate. Moored to YF-733. Underway to Rongelap with YF-733 in tow. Moored to YF-733. Underway to Bikini.

Anchored in berth 191-A. Bikini: refueled throughout day. Underway for YF mooring to pick up three camels for delivery to target ship 22 July Nevada (BB-36). 0858 1045-1100 Moored to Nevada. Unde may. to target ship USS Arkansas 0940-0955 Moored Underway throughout target area to check 1100 (BB-33). ships for location of camels. 0955 1320 Anchored in vicinity of berth 191-A. Underway with camels intw. 1013-1015 Moored to Nevada. Underway to pick up LCT-1132. 1550 1709 1024-1030 Moored to target ship Naqato. Moored tO LCT-1132. Underway from Naqato: moored to ARD-29. 1030 Underway with LCT-1132 in tow to moor 1715 LCT to USS Cunston Hall (LSD-5). Left camels with ARD-29. 1112 1124 1810 Underway to tow target ship Prinz Euqen. Moored to LCT-1268, which was moored to 1510-1555 Moored to Prinz Euqen. San Marcos. 1817 Anchored in berth 191-A. Bikini. Underway with LCT-1268 in tow to LCT 1630 moorings. Routine activities. 23 July 1847 Underway, having moored LCTs. 1905 Laying to off USS Chilton (APA-38). Sh o t BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y , 0835) 1920 t o San Marcos. Underway with LCT-1415 20 15 Underway to anchorage. having moored LCT24 July 1415 to San Marcos. Underway in column formation for Rongelap 2030 Anchored in berth 191-A. 1430 Atoll. 15 July 25 July 0903 Underway from berth. 0925 Moored to YF-733 to receive steel plate 9. Anchored at Rongelap Atoll. berth 1530 for Nevada. 27 July 1330 Underway from YF-733. Underway for Bikini Atoll in company with 1750-1530 Moored to San Marcos to assist in docking 0729 KT-1361. KT. 1530 Underway from San MdKCOS. 1555 Anchored in berth 64, preparing to take 28 July LCHs from beach. Anchored at berth 4. Bikini Atoll. 0810 1610 Underway from berth. Underway to Rongelap Atoll. 1030 1705 Moored to ATA-187 in berth 10. Rongelap. 2341 Moored to Nevada to transfer angle iron beam. 1712 Underway. 30 July 1730-1735 Moored to LCT-1132. Underway for Bikini Atoll. 1530 1756 Underway from alongside LCT-1132. Anchored in berth 231-A. Bikini. 1934 1810 Moored to ATA-187. 1847 31 July Underway to berth 191-A. Worked in vicinity of Aomen Island Anchored in berth 191-A. 1900 throughout day, including transporting a pontoon causeway. 16 July Anchored in berth 191-A, Bikini. 1757 Underway from berth 191-A. 0731 Moored to LCT-1132 to take vessel t in w. 2 August 0835 1521-1612 Moored to YF-990. 14 July 0945

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