CHAPTER IV, SECTIONS 4 and 5
period the services of the LSD were made available for hull repairs. On completion of the operations at Bikini all the craft were returned to
Eniwetok, where major overhaul was scheduled.

Returrcd to the U.S. Navy after OPER:
ATION IVY

1-LCU

2 - YC Barges (wooden)
6 - LCMs

Maintenance facilities at Eniwetok consisted primarily of the engine repair shop, DUKW
shop, electrical and injector shop, the hull repair yard, and a Gilhoist and floating dry dock.
These were adequate. Water Taxis and LCMs
were beached for major repairs; tugs, LCUs and

Received from the U.S. Navy for OPERATION CASTLE
4 - LCUs

5 - LOMs

2 .- YC Barges (steel)

barges were dry-docked. Figure 4-34 shows an

LCU in the floating dry-dock.

To

The H&N marine repair group was called
upon during this Operation tor servicing and
maintenance on craft under the control of and
operated by other Task Units. Tris work was
accomplished under Job IV work orders.

returned

after

OPERATION

1 - YTL (wooden)
4 - LCUs
1 - AFDL-5. (To be returned to Jobsite after dry docking).
Received from the U.S. Army

All items of maintenance work performed
on each craft were recorded in a maintenance
history. A record of dry dock operations indicated tuat the AFDL-S was used for 31 dockings
during the period from January 1953 through
April 1954.

6 - Army type 505-ton barges - four of

these were expended for Scientific
purposes.
15 - DUKWs. One expended and surveved,
Returned to the U.S. Army
15 - DUKWs.

EXCHANGE OF CRAFT. The terms and conditiuns that apply to loans of marine cratt by
the Inavy Department to the Atomic Energy
Commission is outlined in the Joint AEC - Department of the Navy agreement OPNAV 4000

A comparison of costs of major overhaul of
LOUMs by the Navy and the Jobsite was made.
The Jobsite costs were actual costs incurted, and
the Navy costs were those cstimated for work
on LCMs returned to the Pearl Harbor Navy
Yard after OPERATIONIVY. This comparison
is ind’cated below.

LO A (7 1 53). In accordance with this agree-

ment, joint inspections were made on all exchanges effected for thi» Operation. The reports
of these inspections were furnished the AEC
Resident Engineer, and copies were retained in
the Contractor's files for future use in adjudication of costs. The following are the exchanges
effected during this operation:

Based on this comparison, all LCMs hereafter will be retained at the Jobsite after completion of an operation, and the boats will be
overhauled by Jobsite forces and mothballed on
the site.

NAVY YAR

Hull
Machinery

be

CASTLE

CPDL D Le

A-boat

B-boat

C-boat

$9,362.00
3,287.00

39,576.00
3,287.00

24,910.00
4.665.00

D-boat

$5,240.00
4,665.00

SECTION 5

AIR TRANSPORTATION
Interatoll air transportation for the move-

ment

of

personnel,

mail and

urgentiy-need: a

materials and supplies was provided hy meais
of PBMs until 30 January 1953. On this dite
the landing field on Peter-Oboe was placed .n
use and thereafter flights of C-47 type planes
were regularly scheduled. At first the schedules

called for two flights per week, but were increased as the tempe of the work increased,
reaching a peak in 19514 of four flights per day
six days a week. In March and April of 1954.
during pericds in which the airfield at Bikini
could not be used, PBMs were again provided
to furnish this support. Passenger scheduling
Pege 4-47

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