~ 4. WI Remirenents for dry proviaions, clothing, eal] stores, giipe ctore stocks, cemeral supply materials and spare perts were submitted to Navel Supply Ceater, Caklani ani shipped as consigned cargo in regularly echednled oargo shipe, Their schedules too, were adequate, bul an shoormal length of tine wae required to obfein delivery, often frou 30 to 66 days after subaission of requisitions, Unusually high usage rates on aany items led to heavy rejuisitioning deopite the 120 day supplies stocked for the Operation. Unexpected developments such as the full-tias presence of large nuzbers ef excess personnel aboard ahip af Bikini after RUYo contributed to this high udage. Loes of the recreation eres placed a heavy drain on ships etere stooks of recrestional gear. DBocentanination operations consumd huge stocke of supplies, Unable to foreess a definite eniing date to the operation, ships wore forced to continue ordering to keep adexuate supplies on hand. ; Se A nusber of problens arose concerning delivery of supplies exi refrigereted cargs. ‘The frequent echeduling snd postponements ef shote complicated the entry of supply ships into the area end their poveaents between the tao atolis ani on to their asxt porte, requiring careful monitoring of their operating schedules, st Bikini the frequent movenents of ships on short notice made it difficult to eehedule supply ships inte thet atoll with sufficient tine te unload, Since Bost Pool assistance was needed in the unloading process, sare had to be taken that the unloading did not interfere with essential Loading conzigned AryWH co; 222 Qo beat echedules in support of the test operations.