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" KAPINGAMARANGI (Continued)
Take-off from Kepingamrang! at 1345 hours.
See sketches for existing plan of island and for proposed weather station layout.
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FUMATABACHT
1. Area required for site as shown on sketch, Palm trees will have to be
removed at building site, East end of island will be site for radio antemas, as
antenna field toward northeast metbe clear,
Site concurred in by Nr. Dieffenbach,
2.
No palm trees at the extreme east end,
Soil ds reecky loose coral with palm tree hums,
little or no sand on main body of island,
Good for building site -
3. Blasting would be required for Navy qubes for septic tanks; hovever, dozer
might be able to excavate Qyo coral heads near lending area, but are not obstruction
to landing LOU.
4.
Adequate sand and coarse coral aggreghte on beaches for all concrete work.
5. Beaching facilities adequate for LCU and possibly for LST, See sketch for
landing location, slightly west of center of islend and on North (lagoon) side. Sandy
narrow (20') beach rising approximately 211 slope from water.
and/or rubber tired vehicles,
Beach o,k, for tracks
6, Island is generally flat with mixed coral and hums surface, Body of island
is 4" above high tide line, Trees will have to be removed from building site and shrubs
from east end for antenna poles.
7, Approximately 30' from high tide line to building site.
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8, No sandy areas found for disposal field - suggest ocean outfall,
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10.
See 7,
See sketches,
Inlet to lagoon. Safe passage for LCU and blasting required at entrance to lagoon if
LST is used in lagoon. Recommend LSD support and LCU for construction.
Arrived at Ponape at 1700 hours.
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