Two destroyers to be on station on 15 Feb. in various locations in the
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Pacific to function as weather stations taking upper air observation.
8
destroyers or destroyer escorts required in Pearl
Harbor, half in March and
half in May, with the first half needed for conducting surface surveillance patrol
and the second half required for "pod recovery" operations and as instrument
receiving platforms for the high altitude portion.
1 destroyer equipped to fire the ABROC.
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4 LST ships in Jan. and Feb. to provide transport for the build up, support, and
roll up of Johnston Island between Pearl Harbor and Johnston Island.
4 PMR class ships required, 2 in Feb. and 2 in April at a West Coast port, to be
outfitted with scientific gear in trailers and function as laboratory ships for the
air drop portion of the operation and later for the Johnston Island portion.
6 Liberty shot ships required at a West Coast shipyard on 2 Jan. to be expendable
and used as platforms for the detonations.
They will be moored in deep water, will
required special instrumentation and certain modifications, and should arrive in the
test area by 5 Mar.
16 Navy aircraft required at Barber's Point on 15 Mar. to conduct air surveillance
and anti-submarine patrol in the open ocean and Johnston Island areas.
16 helicopters required on board the carrier by 15 Mar. to provide close in air
surveillance as well as recovery of scientific instrumentation and certain logistic
support.
towing,
Numerous additional aircraft and ships to
provide rescue, logistics,
scientific support, etc.
Likewise,
the Air Force requirements are listed as follows:
8 C/135 aircraft, 3 required by 15 Mar. for sample return missions and 5 more
required by 15 May for optical and photographic measurements at very high altitude
in connection with the high altitude tests from Johnston Island (1 to be in the