h. Experimental equipment shop (130 square feet). 

 Used for research into, and development of, new instru- 

 mentation systems for TRIESTE. 



i. Shop stowage area (162 square feet). Protected 

 storage for spare parts and equipment. 



j. Floor work area (2175 square feet). Doors of 

 both shop buildings are of sufficient size for the whole 

 sphere of TRIESTE to be brought inside for overhaul. 



3. PIER AND OUTDOOR WORK SPACES 



These areas consist of: 



a. Concrete work pad (4067 square feet) adjacent to 

 the shop buildings, completely fenced for drydocking 

 TRIESTE and for outdoor storage of larger equipments. 



b. Pier space with two 2 by 40 feet work floats. 

 Water depth alongside is 2 5 feet. Located between NEL 

 finger piers. 



c. Outdoor stowage area located at NEL waterfront 

 open stowage yard. For storage of seldom-used large 

 equipments and assemblies. 



TRIESTE drydocked at NEL 



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