CHAPTER Ill, SECTION 6 The deep water pier also facilitated the handling of bulk fuel at site Elmer. The installation of fuel lines on the pier permitted pumping during the hours of darkness, which was not formerly possible when fuel was being received through the old submarine hose system. Separate lines were provided for motor fuel and diesel oil, thereby eliminating the comingling of bulk fuels. Bulk fuel was received at site Nan in a fuel barge moored offshore which served as a reserve storage facility and eliminated the need for extra tanks onshore. The barge was divided into compartments, which were used as follows: four compartments of 25,000 gallons each, providing storage for 100,000 gal- lons of diesel oil; one compartment of 33,800 gallons for Avgas; one compartment of 33,800 gallons for Mogas. The receipt and issues of bulk fuel during the Operation were as shown in Table No. 3-8. WAREHOUSING. Initially, all incoming cargo was first re- ceived through the Elmer central warehousing During the period of peak activity it was necessary to store approximately 4,000 cu. ft. of dry subsistance stores under tarpaulins. Proper precautions were taken to ensure that losses from corrosion of cans would be held to a minimum. Oxygen and acetylene tabernacles, where good ventilation was available, were used to store potatoes and onions which proved to be satisfactory. Throughout the Operation, available cold storage spaces were crowded. At one time the cold storage problem becamecritical and was resolved only through the receipt (on a loan basis from the Army at Eniwetok) of 12 mobile reefers with a total storage capacity of 6,000 cu. ft. Without these additional reefers, delivery of all incoming freeze cargo on one vessel could not have been accepted. The cement shed was inadequate and a large quantity of cement had to be stored under canvas. Improvements in warehouse facilities that have been authorized will provide for more adequate cement storage during future Operations. a t AiH ‘Au facilities from where it was transshipped to site Nan for Bikini distribution. Eniwetok’ off-island sites and all off-atolls were served directly from the Elmer warehouses. aT a = mm = J" «= = x i tf 4 Figure 3-13. Page 3-36 Interior of Warehouses