Chapter 18 

 THE SUPPORT VESSEL 



E. P. Carpenter 



Naval Ordnance Test Station 



Pasadena, California 



and 



T. N. Blackwick 

 Boston Naval Shipyard 

 Boston, Massachusetts 



INTRODUCTION 



The support vessel was originally built for the Polaris pop -up tests conducted by the Naval 

 Ordnance Test Station at the San Clemente Island Test Range. The craft consisted of two 110 

 34 ft YC barges, spaced 22 ft apart and connected at one end by a covered structure. This ar- 

 rangement provided a rigid platform with overall dimensions of 110 x 90 ft with an open well at 

 one end with dimensions of 65 x 22 ft (Figs. 61, 62). 



Fig. 61. Surface support vessel with Sealab II moored nearby 



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