Section 53 

 EODLAK, KODIAK ISLAHD, ALASKA — U. S. NAVAL OPERATING BASE 



A33 . 01 Location of the Test Station and Test Boards 



Five test "boards of the panel type were installed July 15, 19^, 

 at different locations at the U. S. Naval Operating Base at Eodlei, Kodlak 

 Island, Alaska. Kodlak is located on Chinlak Bay on the eastern side of the 

 Island. The first of these test hoards, designated ty the symbol USWKA-1, 

 was installed at the Ten^jorary Pier (Cargo Dock) in Womens Bay. The second, 

 USKKA-2, was Installed at the Permanent Pier (Oil Dock) in Womens Bay. The 

 third, USNKA-5, was Installed at the Marine Railway in Womens Bay. The 

 fourth, USNKA-4, was installed at the Woody Island Plerj and the fifth, 

 USKKA-5, was installed at the Army Pier in St. Paul Harhor at Kodlak. 



Previous marine investigations at KodlaJc had reveailed that "borer 

 activity was greatest at the mud line. The original drawing of the test 

 "board furnished this Base recommended 8 panels, num'bered from 1 to 8, ex- 

 clusive of the control panel, with the "board so suspended that the lower 

 panel would "be 2 ft above the mud line. Three additional panels,, moabered 

 9 to 11 inclusive, were added to the test "boards used at Kodlak, thus 

 carrying the test panels to the mud line. 



The test "board at the Army Pier In St. Paul Har"bor was lost "by the 

 "breaking of the mooring chain after the panels were removed In November 19^5^ 

 and evidently was not replaced, as no further panels from this "board were 

 received. On Decem"ber 21, I9U5, the test "board at the Marine Railways was 

 taJcen up and replaced by a new one for which the period of submergence was 

 reduced from 8 to i»- months. However, In January 19^7, the Naval Operating 

 Base advised that they were unable to remove the panels from the test "board 

 at this location, as freezing of the bay had made it inaccessible. (The 

 bay at this location remained frozen during February and March. ) In May, 

 the Base advised that the test boards at both the Marine Railway and the 

 Temporary Pier had been destroyed by ice, and apparently these boarde were 

 not replaced, as no further panels were received from either of these lo- 

 cations. The panels at the Woody Island Pier were lost on July 20, 19^7, 

 for some unknown reason, £ind a new test board was installed there on August 

 15. The test board at this location and that at the Permanent Pier In 

 Womens Bay are the only boards that are still being operated at Kodleik. The 

 results of these tests have been summarized to the end of 19^7. 



A55.O2 Hydrographic Data 



1. General . The depths of water where the test boards were In- 

 stalled were 28 ft at both the Temporary and Permanent Piers In Womens Bay 

 17 ft at the Marine Railway in Womens Bay, Ik ft at the Woody Island Pier, 

 and 18 ft at the Army Pier in St. Paul Harbor. The tidal range at all these 



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