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WAS KILROY THERE? Navy diver in light face- 

 mask comes up to report on connections com- 

 pleted between pressure control apparatus on the 

 salvage ship and ballast tanks of the "Apogon." 

 Special skills had to be developed for the sub- 

 merging operation, since never before had there 



been occasion to submerge submarines without 

 crews aboard. Performance of the submarines in 

 the Bikini tests was of particular interest since 

 some of our most modern subs were used. This 

 was in contrast to the other combatant-type tar- 

 get ships, which were for the most part outmoded. 



