USS Tuna (SS-203)
USS Turner (DD-834)
20 August
Fillmore.
Not contarnlnated; dld not enter Blklnl Lagoon after shot BAKER Flnal Clearance: By 22 November 1946
1600 Boat secured: officers and crew evacuated Decontarnlnatlon Locatlon: to
21 August 0845Officersandcrewreboardedandresumed decontamlnation work. Geigerreadingsaboard
Tuna arelistedinTableA.13.
Table A.13. Gelger readlngs (R/24 hours) aboard USS-Tuna (SS-203).
Task Unit and Functlon The destroyer Turner was a member of TU 1.6 (Navy Air Group).DestroyerDivision51.Itprovided patrol and plane guard support for the Navy's air units.
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Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 30 June
Maxlmum Topslde 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August B August 9 August 10 August 1 1 August 12 August 13-14 Augustb 16 August
Average Topslde
."a "
0.95 ."
"_
"_
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0.08
"_ "_
1.0 0.85 0.86 0.45 0.41 0.47 0.36 0.18 0.27 0.05 0.05
0.11
1611
Average Below Decks 0.08 - 0.1
a.1
1 July
0757
<0.1 <o . 1 <o. 1 <0.1
<o. 1
0900
<0.1 <o. 1 0.02 "
-
1200
"
1541 0.13
O.lb
Underway from berthA-1, Roi Island. KwaYSS Shanqri-La jalein. to point Tare with (CV-38) and YSS Charles P. Cecil (DD835). By order of CTG 1.6, Turner detached from in Eormation. proceeded independently conjunction wlth fighter direction plan for the atomicbomb test. Atomicbombwasreportedreleasedby bombing plane. No visual effectsof bomb explosionwereobservedfromTurner's locat ion. Began patrolling on station Able outside Bikini Lagoon. Anchored in berth A-I, Roi, Kwajalein.
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2 July 161 I
Underway for Bikini Atoll
Notes: a No reading avallable.
b On 13-14 August and after 16 August all topslde readings takenfrom a helght o f 2 feet deck were 0.10 R/24 hours (0.61 meter) above or lower. Hlgher readlngs were noted In those areas where the thickest coats o f paint and rust spots were present, speclflcally the rnaln Inductlon plpe and brldge.
4 July 0645 13 July 1610
Source: Reference 4.
22 August 0856Underway
3 July 0648 0808 0949 1618
14 July 0808
for Kwajalein. 1522
2 3 August
1155Anchoredinberth anchorage.
Moored to berth Underway for tour Anchored in berth Underway to Roi and.-C
324, Bikini. of target array.
268. Bikini. Island with Shanqrl-La
Anchored in berth A-1. Rol, Kwajalein. Underway for Point Tare with Shanqri-La and C a . Departed from Shanqri-La; proceeded to Po i n t Able In accordance with operation order. Anchored in berth 144A. Bikini Lagoon.
A-28. southKwajalein 15 July 1617
28 AugustUnderwaytoPearlHarbor. 7 October Underway to San Francisco.
14 October Moored in San Francisco. 1 1 DecemberDecommissioned.
Underway in company with Shanqri-La and C a for Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll.
16 July 0758 Anchored in berth lein Lagoon.
A-1, Roi Island, Kwaja-
21 July 1734Underwayfromberth A-I. Roi Island. Kwalalein Atoll. for BikiniAtoll.
USS TURNER (DD-834)
Crew Slze: 313 Blklni Atoll Arrival: 5 June 1946 8tklni Atoll Departure: 25 July 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 82 nrnl (152 km)SE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 49 nml ( 9 1 km) Sf
22 July 0925 Anchored in berth
A-22, Bikini Atoll.
23 July 1723 Underway for Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll.
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