ENGINEERING AND TEST FACILITIES 



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PASADENA (NUWC) 



LONG BEACH (NAVAL SHIPYARD) 



LA JOLLA 

 (SCRIPPS) 



SAN 

 DIEGO 



Channel Island area ocean engineering test facility. For the entire spectrum of 

 national undersea technology effort, public and private, the Channel Islands are 

 ideally situated for actual sea environmental testing of equipment being developed. 

 The Channel Island test facility offers favorable weather conditions, support available 

 from naval activities, a range of ocean depth easily available, and a general clarity 

 of the water. 



This geographic location provides a wide variety of ocean depths and 

 bottom conditions. Six thousand foot depths are available in several loca- 

 tions, while depths in excess of 12,000 ft can be found 50 to 60 miles south- 

 west of San Clemente Island. The island is within 65 miles of Los Angeles 

 and San Diego, is convenient to the Navy fleet, Navy laboratories, and 

 industrial and oceanographic complexes of the area. Facilities available on 

 the island include an airplane runway, berthing and messing, communica- 

 tions, and a 550-ft-long pier. Scheduled airline flights are available daily 

 to the island. 



