CHAPTER IV, SECTIONS 3 and 4
The fresh water storage capacities at each camp were as indicated below:
SITE

GROUND

TOWER

Elmer

1 - 21,000 gallon tank

Fred

1 - 21,000 gallon tank

Fox

1 -

Charlie

1

Nan

4,200 gallon tank

4,200 gallon tank

1 - Navy Cube (1,200 gal.)

Tare

1 -

4,200 gallon tank

As result of the test operations at Bikini

Atoll, the following distillation equipment was

expended:

At Fox.
Badger Units Nos.

2 - 42,000 gallon tanks
2 - 80,000 gallon reservoirs

6 - 42,000 gallon tanks
2-

2
3
1
2

4,200 gallon tanks

- 4,200 gallon tanks
- Navy cubes
- 4,200 gallon tank
- 21,000 gallon tanks

265,000 gal.

273,000 gal.

12,600 gal.

12,600 gal.
9,000 gal.
46,200 gal.

All other units and related equipment were
salvaged and returned to Elmer for mothballing.
On cancellation of the Echo event, the

DI-209, DI-164,

DI-156 and DI-193
One acid pump
One 3” motor driven salt water pump
One 3”engine driven fresh water pump
One 2” motor driven fresh water pump

At Nan.
Badger Units Nos.

TOTAL

DJ-157, DI-168.

DI-169 and DI-102
One 2” salt water pump
One 2” fresh water pump

entire plant at Ursula was dismantled and returned to Elmer for storage.

On 20 April the distillation repair shop on
Elmer was established in Building 301 in the
space formerly occupied by generators in
that building. This pexsmitted the retirement
of the old SANDSTONE quonset type building No. 171 and other temporary structures
which had outlived their useful life and so made

space available for construction of new warehouses.

SECTION 4
MARINE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
GENERAL. The Marine Department functioned as a component of the Service Operations
Division. The Superintendent of Marine Operations was directly responsible for the operational control of all marine craft, and the Super-

The expansion in craft was as follows

IVY

responsible for the upkeep and repair of all craft

LCU
LCM
YTL
Taxi

camp sites. From a low in manpower strength

DUKWs
Sea Mule
AFDL

intendent of Marine Equipment and Repair was

and equipment. For assistance in operational
control, there was an assistant superintendent
at each Atoll and dispatchers at all established
of 77 men, this department expanded to a peak
of 200 men during the operational phase.

Barges

CASTLE

5
19
2
3

9
24
2
3

6
1
1

24
1
1

4

10*

* 4 used as Zero Scientific Stations
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