COMMANDER TASK UNIT Se VSN
FOINT THREE POINT SIX
U.S.S. LSM 250
c/o Fleet Post Office
Sen Francisco, California
File No.
CTU7.3.6/A9
19 April 194€
Serial: 0018
with water.
While a considerable number
of cefects were eliminated in this manner
it was difficult to get the water between
the layers of cable due to the gasket effect
of the rubber jacket, and one fault was discovered during subsequent laying operations.
When repairs to these cables were attempted
after laying it was found to be a very slow
and difficult operation to raise the ceble
without additional damage on the sharp coral
heads.
It also became evident that the re-
liability of this type of cable under the
bottom conditions encountered wes questionable.
Therefore after a conference between representatives of CTG 7.1 and CTU 7.3.6 the use of
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