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OperationalReport
TransportationSection
Chapter f+
Operations at the Site
1.
In order to understand transportationoperations at the site,
it is first necessary to outline briefly the physical layout of the
islands at ~iwetok Atoll with which the Joint Task Force was ccncemed.
Joint Task Force Seven operationswere conducted on islands on the
Esstern fringe of the Atoll. &iwetok Ialati, at the Southern end of
the Atoll, is the largest island and the primary hase for operations
●nd supply. The zero ialnds on which the constructionwas placed,
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boat ad at the Northeastem edges of the Atoll. These iaunda
consisted of ~gettl, Aomn-Biijiri and mnit.
The straight line tis-
tance betwea En3wetok Island and lhgebi Island is about 19 ties.
LSTfs could beach ●t ~wetok
Island only. LCM~s, LCTts and smaller
landing craft could beach ●t any of the islands. There are no dock
facilitiesat ●ny of the Islanda where large vesaela can berth. At
Wiwetok and each of the zero islands, ● small pontoon float was
constructedwhere L(W a and smaller boats could tie up~ The pr-ry
uae of such floata was to embark ●nd dticharge passengers from small .
,
boate.
2. The prlmsry means for mom
personnel and cargo between
islands of the Atoll was throughuse of smll boats. Small*ts
available in the Boat Pool were
●s
follows:
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