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COMMANDER TASK UNIT SEVEN
POINT THREE PCINT SIX
U.S.S. LS¥ 250
c/o Fleet Fost Office
San Francisco, California
File No.
CTUT.3.6/A9
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«19 April 1948
Serial: 0018
Subse st:
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Report of Submarine Cable Operations. (con't)
without paying out cable at an excessive
speed.
It was found necessary to run at
speeds between 4.5 and 6 knots, whereas a
laying speed of 3 knots is considered safer
and more desireble.
However nodamaze to the
cable or the equipment resulted from the increased speed.
(c)
The use of LS¥'s for meking repairs or recovering cable previovsly laid did not prove
too satisfactory.
It was found impossible
to maneuver the ships under prevailing wind
conditions in such a marner that excessive
strein was not placed on the cable during
dragzing or recovery operations.
The cable
winch also lacks sufficient power to haul in
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