Coast and Geodetic Survey for use in preparing pertinent tide tables, 



"Kuwait Harbor (portable gage) 



"The small water pier where only the Sheikh's water 

 lighters normally moor seemed to provide the best location 

 for a tide gage in Kuwait. Small boat traffic was negligible, 

 the pier was of sturdy construction, and a tide staff 

 previously had been installed on a dolphin nearby. 



"About the time of low water on 14 November 1948, 

 the installation party . . . proceeded to the pier in an LCPL 

 boat. With the aid of a deck tackle, the 27-foot section of 

 4" tide well was hoisted into position, lashed temporarily 

 with manila, and then secured with wire, the entire pipe 

 being rigidly suspended from the pier. A new fixed tide 

 staff was then installed about 10 feet away with the zero 

 mark set in coincidence with the oil company's staff. 

 A portable gage was then placed on the well (with a heavy- 

 coat of grease on the couplings) and set into operation. 



"After the installation and during the survey season 

 this portable gage required very little attention; its per- 

 formance was very good. This gage later was turned over 

 to the oil company for tending. 



"Fahihil (standard gage) 



"The gage at Fahihil was not set up until the middle of 

 March because a mile-long pier was under construction 

 in the vicinity, and location in accordance with the oil 

 company's desires could not be considered. In March, 

 however, it was decided to utilize a 20' x 20' steel frame 

 dolphin situated about 50 yards south of the proposed pier 

 outer extremity. On this structure, an oil company repre- 

 sentative had rigidly secured a thirty- foot section of 12" 

 steel pipe having a thickness of 1/2 inch but lacking an 

 adapter on the bottom. This lack of an adapter was remedied 

 to a certain extent by suspending a standard adapter under 

 the pipe with 4 equally spaced 3/8" wires which were then 

 secured near the top of the well and hove taut with turn- 

 buckles. 



"The installation party then constructed a house around 

 the well and lined the interior with canvas to keep out 



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