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2 to 9 September | 29 September to 6 October 1945 |
24 to 28 September 1945 | 24 October to 24 November 1945 |
27 to 28 January 1946 |
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254k | View of the wharf area Pearl Harbor Navy Yard from over the submarine base, 27 February 1946. Among ships present are: USS Barrow (APA-61), USS Brule (APA-66), USS Gasconade (APA-85), and USS Appling (APA-58); USS LST 219, USS LST 285, USS LST 388 and USS LST 52 with LCT 812 and LCT 414 embarked; USS Briscoe (APA-65) and USS Bladen (APA-63). US National Archives photo # 80-G-361747, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
US Navy History and Heritage Command | ||
182k | Pearl Harbor Navy Yard amphibious ships alongside the wharf, 27 February 1946. Some are being prepared for target service at Bikini.
Ships are (1st group): USS Briscoe (APA-65) and USS Bladen (APA-63) (second group): USS LST 52 with LCT 812 and LCT 414 embarked; USS LST 388 and USS LST 285, USS LST 219, third group): USS Appling (APA-58), USS Gasconade (APA-85), USS Barrow (APA-61), and USS Brule (APA-66). US National Archives photo # 80-G-361731, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
US Navy History and Heritage Command | ||
250k | Aerial view of Pearl Harbor Navy Yard looking toward the drydock area from over the submarine base, 27 February 1946. Among the ships present
are: seven Sims, McCall, Gridley, and Mahan class destroyers; USS Barrow (APA-61), USS Brule (APA-66), USS Gasconade (APA-85), and USS Appling (APA-58); USS LST 219, USS LST 285, USS LST 388 and USS LST 52 with LCT 812 and LCT 414 embarked; USS Briscoe (APA-65) and USS Bladen (APA-63). US National Archives photo # 80-G-361740, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
US Navy History and Heritage Command | ||
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70k | USS Briscoe (APA-65) arriving at Bikini Atoll to serve as a target ship during Operation Crossroads, between 28 May and 1 June 1946.
U.S. Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center film 428-NPC-18132 "Target Ships arriving at Bikini and Camera Towers at Aomoen Island, Bikini Atoll". This image is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration Archives Identifier (NAID) 80890. |
Robert Hurst |
Commanding Officers | ||
01 | CAPT. Detzer Jr., August Jackson, USN (USNA 1921b) | 29 October 1944 - 7 January 1945 |
02 | CDR. Miller, Carson, Rial, USN | 7 January 1945 - 25 April 1945 |
03 | LCDR. Wallace, William Edward, USNR | 25 April 1945 - ? |
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