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CHAPTER U1, SECTION 5
CONSTRUCTION. Work started on 31 December 1853 and was compicted on 6 February
1954.
STATIONS 73.01 THRU 73.03 - TIMING
STATIONS - SITES VARIOUS USER: EG&G
GENERAL. These three Timing and Firing
Stations were located on sites Charlie. Alice
and Able. Each station consisted of an &’-0”x12’Q” x 5’-0” high wood frame building erected on
a concrete slab. Each station housed a cable
terminal for interconnecting coramunications
and signal cables.
ENGINEERING. The design criteria were received on 6 May. Structural plans were started
on 26 June, submitted on 1 July and approved
on 20 July. The electrical plans were started
on 29 June, submitted on 11 August. appro: ed
and issued on {1 September. Three revisions
were required for the structural work and six
revisions for electrical. The last revision was on
17 November.
CONSTRUCTION.
Construction
work
was
construction started on 9 September and was
completed on 25 January 1954; Station 75.02,
site How, started on 23 November and was completed on 6 February 1954.
STATION 76 - TIMING STATION
SITE GEORGE - USER: EG&G
GENERAL. This Station was similar to the
station 74 and 75 series.
ENGINEERING,
Reported with Station 74
series.
CONSTRUCTION.
Construction work was
scheduled to commence on 1 September and be
completed on 1 December. Actual construction
started on 9 September and was completed on 3
February 1954. On 6 February 1954 revisions
were required to include wing wail buttresses.
This modification was completed on 16 February.
STATIONS 60.01 AND 80.02 - INTERATOLL
ANTENNA ARRAY - SITES NAN AND
ELMER - USER: EG&G
ing dates varied from 21 August to 1 November,
GENERAL. These Antenna Array Stations
were used for communications and consisted of
five steel antenna towers, 75 feet high. The
towers were mounted on a triangular footing.
Three levels of guys with reinforced concr.ce
anchorage supported each tower.
STATIONS 74, 74.01, 74.02 AND 74.03 TIMING STATIONS - SITE OBOE USER - EG&G
ENGINEERING. The original design criteria
were received on 29 May. One drawing was
started on 22 July, submitted on 24 July and
approved on 19 November.
scheduled to commence 15 August and to complete on 1 January. Actual construction start-
completion dates varied from 25 January to
6 February 1954.
GENERAL. These Timing and Firing Stations
were used for all Bikini shots and were identical
with the 73 series with the exception that the
74 series were built of reinforcee concrete and
had an earth fill to the roof on three sides. Plans
were inclided with the 73 series.
ENGINEERING. Station 74.03 was deleted on
1 Julx, Station 74.41 was deleted om i Oercber
and Station 74.02 on site Oboe was renumbered
to Station 74. The design and drafting work is
covered under Station 73 series.
CONSTRUCTION. Work was scheduled ta
commence on 1 September and to be completed
on 15 January. Actual construction work was
started on <0 October and was completed on
23 January 1954.
STATIONS 75.01 AND 75.02 - TIMING
STATIONS - SITES DOG AND HOW
USER: EG&G
GENERAL. These two Timing and Firin.
Stations were ‘dentical with the 74 series.
ENGINEERING. Reported under Station 73
series.
CONSTRUCTION.
Work was scheduled ta
commence on 1 November with completion b.
31 December. On Station 75.01, site Dog, actu.
CONSTRUCTION. Construction work was
scheduled to commence on 1 November and to
be completed on 15 December. Actual cunstuction for Station 80.01 started 20 November and
was comp:vted on 2 January 1954. Station 80.02
started on 1 September and completed on 19
November.
STATION 81 - INTERATOLL ANTENNA
ARRAY- SITE ELMER - USER: EG&G
GENERAL. This Station was used for communications and consisted of a wood-frame building
24°-0" x 24°-0" x 10°-0” high, with concrete
slab, plywood siding and aluminum roofing.
The interior was vapor svaled.
MECHANICAL. One dehumidification unit was
installed.
ELECTRICAL. One 15 KWengine generator
was installed.
ENGINEERING. One drawing was submitted
on 20 August and was approved on 18 September.
CONSTRUCTION.
Work was schedvled to
start on 26 September and to be completed by
31 December. Actual construction started on 18
September and was completed on 22 January.
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