; Ys departere, Uventually an opportunity wes fount to send her to mie wetok vhere she was fueled ab anchor by YO 120, 7. sh Sninebok the lack of shore storage for Ravy special fuel ofl presented a problem, Storaye aflost was provided by YO 120 with a capacity of only 6000 barrels. Eetwean.saonthly GLRYFsC oilers the DDSs at Eninetok could soon exhaust the YO's fuel supply. ith CUNMTISS, ESTES and BAIROZD at Bikini after BRAVC the DDEs were left without a source of fuel short of a trip to Bikini to fuel fron one of the larger ships. Considerable planning to take aivantage of scheduled inter-atoll movements and careful expenditure of the Yols supply were nocessery ts keep the Eninstok Dake fueled. AVIATION &. VP=29 encountered an unforeseen supply problen that was solved with the assistanse ef Naval Station Kwajaleinwd Nava) Air Station, Darberts Foink supply activitios. ‘The P2vé was anew sireraft; the usage data from which allowance lists ter the Operatica were derived was based on estimates, and experience with sinilar types aircraft. 48 econ as operations eommenced it became obvious that stocks of many itens vere inaiewate. Aithin the first 6 days the ejuadron had to subeil alsost 1500 sPA requisitions. Seventy percent of tha requisitioned itens were furnished ca a res issue basis by the Kwajalein bese supply department, becked up ty Barber's Point. The remainder were furnished through regular supply channels. As the Operation progresred the squadron procured anterial through regular ehannals on a priority basis and built up its cum supply stocks, “0ian 224 / Wy qua”