Project Completion Report Ft. Lauderdale Cable Field

摘要

During the period from 24 April to 20 May 1977, the cable field maintained by the Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC) off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was expanded and modified. The at-sea operations consisted of: (1) relocating the seaward ends of one inshore range cable and one deep-water range cable; (2) laying three new 110,000-foot cables from the deep-water range to shore; and (3) splicing from the seaward ends of five existing cables and lengthening them by up to 30,000 feet to extend out of the deep-water range. Three vessels, the SEACON (260 feet), the RSB-1 (160 feet) and UB-646 (45 feet), were assigned to the at-sea operations. The SEACON served as the primary cablelaying platform. Most of the cable retrieval, raising, lowering, and splicing operations were performed by the RSB-1. Cable ends were passed between the SEACON and RSB-1, using the UB-646. The SEACON would then either lay or recover cable with its deck-mounted winches, while maintaining course or station with its dynamic-positioning system.