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POINT THREE POINT SIX
U.S.S. LSM 250
c/o Fleet Post Office
San Frencisco, Celifornia
File No.
CTU7.3.6/A9
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19 April 1°48
Serial: 0018
drum mounted forward on a bridge between
the superstructure cecks provided & means
of hauling the cable aboard for loading or
recovery.
Drawings are on file at 3uShips
covering the above special equipment.
It
was found that the cable could be loaded in
a very satisfactory and expeditious manner.
No trouble was experienced in paying out
the cable through the fairleads and outriggers
provided, and the cnubbing devices provided
the desired tension in any depth of water encountered during operations.
(b)
The principle difficulty encountered with the
LCM's was that of keeping the ship on the de-
sired course under prevailing wind conditions
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Section VII