HOLMES
&
NARVER
ING.
ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTORS
JCF
RECOVERY
947
NOTE -TRIANGULATION
_ NAME OF STATION Elgin (Engebi)
ESTABLISHED BY. JTF~7
YEAR. 1946
RECOVERED apy.
E. F. Klanchar
FIELD BOOK NO. 296
PAGE-23825
s.re
YEAR. 1957
STATION
Janet
Engebi Island
Eniwetok Island
DATE: 1-14-57
Marshall Islands
DISTANCESA
ND DIRECTIONS
MARKS.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF STATION:
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This station was established by JTF-7 in 1946 as one end of the timing line.
has been & primary station in thefollowing surveys since then:
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Holmes & Narver
1949~50; Holmes & Narver control expansion, 1952; Holmes & Narver Supplemental,
1955,
It has been called "Epgebi" to designate the island it is located upon.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
OF
STATION:
This station was recovered in good conditim.
The station mark is a standard
stamped USC & GC disc, 3-1/2" in diameter, stamped "Elgin".
It is set in an
a" x 11" concrete block, 6" above the ground surface.
RM #1 is in good condition.
It is a standard 2-5/8" diameter embossed Holmes
& Narver dise unmarked except for a punch mark,
It is set in concrete 6" below
the ground surface.
RM #2 is in pood condition.
It is a standard 2-5/8" diameter embossed Holmes &
Narver disc marked only with a crossed arrow pointing toward the station.
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