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SATURDAY NIGHT BATH FOR CONTAMI- 

 NATED DRONE. Use of drone boats as collectors 

 of water samples from Lagoon areas where con- 

 tamination was great rendered the boats them- 

 selves extremely "hot." Like the ships of the tar- 

 get array, ihey too received a thorough cleaning 

 before they were boarded. For the tests the Navy 



perfected eight drones, used four during Test Able, 

 six during Test Baker. The boats were converted 

 LCVP's fitted with a mass of complex electrical 

 gear to operate the starting, steering and sample- 

 collecting mechanisms. Black stripes on a_ gaudy 

 yellow base aided recognition by the conning air- 

 craft. 



