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Logbook of the U.s.s. Turner, DD-834, Commanded by E B Rittenhouse, Attached to Pacific Fleet, Commencing 15 June to 30 June, 1946 (Crossroads Operation)

Dated
Jun 30, 1946
Document type
Field log book
Length
14 pages
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Document text

Machine-read from the scan, so expect some errors. Lines that couldn’t be read are left out.

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IM-1= 1- 1+1 BECK LOWEMARKS SHEET I 0 to k - bchored an befov in Burth25; BikiniAtoll. aarehaliIslands.5n 27 fathom of water l$toL- tichwed as before. 8t03.2- kchored l s before. 0’?30 Musteredcrew at quartme. Absmtees: iixie.10GQ Cnmced Ca?taL.~s hspectim of the crew ad upperdecks. Made 4ai.lyinspectionof mgazines and am~~eiess L? to 16 - Anchored as before. 3220 Cut in bofler #1 on the nm= stem IAne. wastransferredwith bags, records,and transferpajersto the USS BE;S!OLE;CE 16 to 20 - Anchored as Imforo. WA Id. fties

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pa?crs,far duty from the USS LAFPEY (W21+): of June 1945 the fotiaiu F:jc, USN, reparteaaboarantih r.cords,bags, and transferoniersfor duty. 20 to 2+ - hchoti as before

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records,W tremsferpapere for duty. agasines end mokelees powdersaqlee. Cmditime: Nomal acept U to 16 - Anchoredas before. 1325 Pursuantto CTU 1.8.3A@xtch W450Z of June 1946 tne TAWR, Wia L., TKIC USN V6(SV)U= was transfti to the USS TfJXWAiiA(W-64) mlth bag, recode, and transferpapers

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tr=s=er papersto the USS MINT CROII (APL-231)for ftiner trmaPo*tti to the kited x-t= for 151+0Uade all preparationsfor gettingunderway. 1556 love to short stay. 1558 ?roceed@ on on vkrious courses and lt nrious 6peedsconformingto channelin obedienceto CIV 1.6 dizpatch

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June 194b the foltiwingrmmd men were transferredtith bage, records,azd trsmf er papersto the Pum.mt to CumDeeRcelFT&1s lerial 243 of 16 Juae 1946 emi OmServDivlJ.lsdispatchll@02Z of June 1946uxzm, Henry D., COS. USN, wsa traneferredwith -records,bge, and transfer

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0307 Cknged fleet speed to 2 roots (20 SF%). 0320 Besumeafleet spetdM knots (lO@R..i). ties. U26 Securedfrom specialsea details. 1133 Ade dail~ inspectionnf mag~ztiesam water,coralbottm, wltk 75 fathm of chain to the port tihor, m the folb. ing bearings; S2CJ Eli, was transferredtith bag, records,and transferordersto the USS BEiEVJIJIJCE USN, reported on bard & duty ~ the WOBI-U inherehe had been for medicaltreatnwrt,eithok

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inspectionof mgazines aod aumcelesspowder samples. Conditicm: Nomal. 16 to 20- Anchorod aa to the USS SHANGRI-LA

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Five b TUT.KZ2.&iJ.er#l in use for auiMs.ry pqxxes. Made weekly hapectioa of saguine apriruclings~ar.. Conditims sati.afsctory.

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undergomeditilinspectionfor cases of dysentaryamard, in accoraanc,wi:h ordersof knnwknder 22 fatti of waier,coral bottwi, w&tn 75 tatheusof cba&n to the port ~bsr, onothefollowkg US?, cam on busmi to -e a medicalurvty with regardto l mapected dysenterylptdaaie. In = fathana of watu, eoml bottom wfih 75 futhma of chain to the port amhor, on the fo~owi~ after conduoticnmdtil surveywith regardto a lmpeeted went,ery lpldeaic. 1~00 L@n.gto In K\@alein ancnozmgewaiting*urn of vtor ubale boat. 428 Anchoredin berth KM, Kwajdein Ancho=agein 22 fathm of W.ter, cod bot~, fiti 75 fat~oof chain tO the port anchor, on the

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4 to 6 - Anchoredas before. 0610 Id.ghtedfires underboilerd2. 0630 Lade all prsparatims far gettin; unde~y. 0646 Cut in boilem #1 md #2 on main steam tie. 0704 Got Underwy far flighz 0920 Roceading independentlyto tielluPass. On variouscoursesand at mrious speedsstanding up chsnnelto Roi Anchorage,kavigatorat corm, ExecutiveOfficerand Oaptainon the brioge, Uade dai_y inspectwn of magazinesana amkeless pmaer aapies. Conditionsnomal ~cep~ for & June, 1946,the followingmd men wem transferredwith bage, records,and transferpapers

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UNm~ STATES CMIP TLF&a (00834) sunday 30 June & oto l+- Anchoredin berth A-1, Boi Island,KwajaleinAtoll,karshallIsbnds, in 20 fathom of wa~er,coral bottom with 75 fatno~ of chati to the port anchor on the bridge,standardepeed 15 kots (llQ 5PM), atsr.~ out of Eoi Aciiorage on varims courses