g. Drafting room and engineering library (130 square 

 feet), used for preparing technical drawings of new equip- 

 ments and components for TRIESTE. This room also 

 serves as a library for industrial product brochures and 

 catalogues. 



SHOP AND INDOOR STORAGE AREAS 



Since mobility is an essential element of the TRIESTE 

 program, many skills must be represented to some degree 

 within the project organization. Technicians needed in- 

 clude machinist, electrician, electronics technician, welder, 

 diver, photographer, sonarman, boatswain, engineman, 

 general mechanic, and draftsman. 



The resulting self-sufficiency manifests itself in the 

 diversity of shop capabilities maintained. At present the 

 bathyscaph project has the following shop facilities located 

 in two large buildings arranged in an "L ': 



a. Machine shop (341 square feet). A nonproduction 

 experimental shop capable of building experimental equip- 

 ments, maintenance, and making special parts for TRIESTE. 



b. Electrical shop (156 square feet). Used for the 

 construction, test and maintenance of TRIESTE'S elec- 

 trical system and components. 



c. Electronics and instrumentation shop (169 square 

 feet). Used for construction, test, and maintenance of 

 TRIESTE'S on-board electronics and instrumentation 



suit. 



d. Mechanical systems shop (22 8 square feet). Used 

 for repair and maintenance of mechanical equipments such 

 as valves, gear boxes, and hydraulics. 



e. High pressure shop (2 99 square feet). Contains 

 40, 000-psi pressure pot and associated equipments. Used 

 for experimental testing of high pressure components prior 

 to installation on TRIESTE. 



f. Electrical /electronics storeroom (60 square feet). 



g. Darkroom (117 square feet). Ultimately to be 

 used by personnel from NEL photo lab for loading and 

 unloading bathyscaph cameras and for special processing 

 as needed (not completed). 



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