wood work tables fastened to existing bunk frames and supplied
by electrical connections with 110 AC outlets (Fig. 5).
5.
Two nuclear radiation detection instruments mounted
on a temporary bench built into the wardrobe space of the after
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officers' quarters (Fig. 6).
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A vathythermograph which was a part of the equipment
of the ship.
Operation of the Ship:
The projected cruise pattern pre-
sented to the commander of the WALTON unusual navigational and
operational problems, and the mechanics of the sampling at the :
various stations required close cooperation between personnel
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of the ship and of the survey team.
It was calculated that to cover the fifty proposed stations
in ten days, with a stop of approximatcly 30 minutes at each
station, and with a pause for refueling at the midpoint, the
Ship would have to maintain a speed of advance of fifteen knots.
As the operational procedure was worked out the ship steamed be--
tween stations at 18 knots, reduced the speed to 15 knots at
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survey time (ST) minus twenty-five minutes, and further reduced ,
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the speed to 10 knots for a bathythermograph drop at ST minus
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minutes.”
At ST the ship slowed to 5 knots and altered coursé “te? {
put wind 30 to 90 degrees on the port bow,
the drop side, be-_
cause the plankton net had the effect of a sea anchor.
When the3
ship was steadied, the port screw was stopped and the starboard
engine was slowed to rpm for approximately 4 knots, or to a
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From report of Commander A. T. Emerson to Commander Task Group
7.3 June 23, 1956.
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