Later career
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| On 20 January, ''Bairoko'' arrived in [[Kwajalein]], where she provided air transport to workers who were preparing facilities for the tests on Bikini and Eniwetok. Her aircraft flew observation missions during the blasts to conduct radiological surveys of the area, and the ship herself served as a decontamination center. On 1 March, the [[Castle Bravo]] detonation significantly exceeded expectations, showering ''Bairoko''—which was some {{convert|38|nmi}} away—with highly radioactive [[nuclear fallout]]. The ship's ventilation system was sealed to prevent contamination, but sixteen of her crew were nevertheless exposed to the radioactive dust and received radiation burns. The fallout also reached the Japanese [[fishing boat]] ''[[Daigo Fukuryū Maru]]'', which was about {{convert|90|nmi}} away, and burned 23 of her crew. ''Bairoko'' remained in the area for the remaining five tests, and on 16 May, she departed for home, arriving on 28 May.{{sfn|DANFS}} | On 20 January, ''Bairoko'' arrived in [[Kwajalein]], where she provided air transport to workers who were preparing facilities for the tests on Bikini and Eniwetok. Her aircraft flew observation missions during the blasts to conduct radiological surveys of the area, and the ship herself served as a decontamination center. On 1 March, the [[Castle Bravo]] detonation significantly exceeded expectations, showering ''Bairoko''—which was some {{convert|38|nmi}} away—with highly radioactive [[nuclear fallout]]. The ship's ventilation system was sealed to prevent contamination, but sixteen of her crew were nevertheless exposed to the radioactive dust and received radiation burns. The fallout also reached the Japanese [[fishing boat]] ''[[Daigo Fukuryū Maru]]'', which was about {{convert|90|nmi}} away, and burned 23 of her crew. ''Bairoko'' remained in the area for the remaining five tests, and on 16 May, she departed for home, arriving on 28 May.{{sfn|DANFS}} |
| For the next month and a half, ''Bairoko'' participated in training exercises off San Diego. On 17 July, she returned to the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for the last time, to be overhauled prior to assignment to the [[reserve fleet|reserve]]. She was moved to the [[San Fransisco Naval Shipyard]] on 8 October for additional inactivation work. She was eventually decommissioned on 18 February 1955 and assigned to the [[Pacific Reserve Fleet]], which was based in San Francisco. She was reclassified as an aircraft ferry with the [[hull number]] AKV-15 on 7 April 1959, but she saw no further active service. She remained in the Navy's inventory for another three years before being struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 1 April 1960. She was then sold to the Hyman-Michaels Company on 10 August to be [[ship breaking|broken up]].{{sfn|DANFS}} | For the next month and a half, ''Bairoko'' participated in training exercises off San Diego. On 17 July, she returned to the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for the last time, to be overhauled prior to assignment to the [[reserve fleet|reserve]]. She was moved to the [[San Francisco Naval Shipyard]] on 8 October for additional inactivation work. She was eventually decommissioned on 18 February 1955 and assigned to the [[Pacific Reserve Fleet]], which was based in San Francisco. She was reclassified as an aircraft ferry with the [[hull number]] AKV-15 on 7 April 1959, but she saw no further active service. She remained in the Navy's inventory for another three years before being struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 1 April 1960. She was then sold to the Hyman-Michaels Company on 10 August to be [[ship breaking|broken up]].{{sfn|DANFS}} |
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