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The work of tho CURTISS was done in prenarat-ion in furnishing 6 enlisted
nen from the ship's gumnory department to assist ‘in the installation and

maintonance of ten 3~inch 50 Cal. A\ naval guns cn shore. The cuns were
fired by remote control just before shot tine to establish a pattern of bursts
through which the shock wave could be otserved in passingo

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Project 6,4b, Sea Waves, involved the USS LIPAN and M/V HORIZON,

The project was sponsored by Department of Defense sortie of Naval Research)
and conducted ty the Seripps Institute of Oceanography (operators of the 1:/V
HORIZON), The Project Officer was Dr. Willard Bescon of Scripps Institute.
The HORIZON was engaged in this and an associatoc sroject (11.4 © seismic
Refraction Survey) from time of arrival at Eniweto:: on 15 October. The
LIPAN wes directed to assist the IIORIZON in the soienic survey project
from i. plus 3 for about 10 days.

Her services were required for only a

portion of this time, :
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Project 6.78, Underwater Pressures in Deup Vater, involved the

USS CURTISS, USS YUi-A,. USS “OLDER and the Patrol Pizne Unit,

The project

was Sponsored by the Department of Defense (Navy) and conducted by the Office
of Naval Research (ONR). The Project Officer was “r. William J. Thaler

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The CURTISS deck loaded a van type trailer which was powered from the

ships power plant.

The ship was required to bert! the operating personnel

and to take a position 090°T), 35 miles from Grow. Zero at shot time.
The Patrol Plane Unit furnished a specially «:.ipped P2V aircraft to

vorbit over the CURTISS from H minus 1 hour to H pl.30 minutes, in a position

about 30 riles from Ground Zero (bearing 090°(T)} -i an altitude of 10,000

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