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1, (S) Deseret rest Center test 63-2, AUIU}rn GOLD (,), ~as cond~cced in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands during the period 3 Hay 1963 to 31 Nay 1963. The purpose of the test was to determine tl! degrea of penetratlon of representat•ve fleet ships, operating under three different matertal readiness conditions, by a s1mulant biological aerosol released from an operational weapon syste<'~.

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Letter, Chief of Naval Operations to Commanding Ceneral Deseret Test Center ~- Subject: Chemical-Biological Extracontinental Test Program, Navv Suoport for (S), dated 10 July 1962, SECRET ./

Document, Desaret !est Center Outline Plans for Testing in fY 1963, Des~ret Test Center (U), Fort Douglas l3, Utah, dated 25 May 1962, SECRET

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1J "'l'o Ot:l ta.in ir.forrr.a~~cr. on t,;e a.egl"ee o[ ; enetration of nc.vc;;~ ,;ilips '-2 sin;ulG~nt .oio~ogiaaZ uen;::c;le ::~en re~eane<.o. [:r>om c..n ope:rati.onal type : eapon <':fStertl t.'1Ji~ea ~ne s~ps «P~ opcraoir.g un~er different r~eaaincns aondi tior:r,. n

a. This objective was accompl1shed. Data are reported and discussed on pages 18 to 23. Conclusions are presented on page 29.

2) "1'o esdmate the magnitude and ~'ersistenay of si~uZant oiologiaaZ aeroeots retained after conducting air wasl. G~nd hose down procedures."

b. This objectLVe was accompl1shed. Data are reported and discussed on pages 24 to 25. Conclusions are presented on page 29.

J) "To provide infomacion on tne ;;erformanae o;· the Partiahrome SeZeaticn Device ar.d ita com-ponents under- tl;e envir-ol".mental conditions o:f thiv t.ece."

c. This ObJective was accomplished. The results assocLated with this objective are not included in this report. Douglas Aircraft Company, under contract to Fort Detrick, has analyzed the data and submitted a report on 24 July 1963. Their report number is SH 44553. This final repcn:t conta:~.ns no furcher informatLon on this objective.

"':o evaluate ae l2":ac.! viot.cr~k-z,.aai rott.. c:r;emi­aaL pror;eatiue eq:.~?nent." •

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frotective Masks M17 and Mark V.

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The objectives of this test are as follows:

A. To obtain data on the leakage of the M17 and Mark V protective masks under operational conditions

B. To obtain data on the two methods of determining mask leakage.

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In each trial of AUTUJ.!N GOLD, 32 test subjects (eight per ship, four at each of two stations per ship} will be positioned at two above deck sampling sites. Sixteen test subjects will don the M17 protective mask and 16 subjects will don the ~1ark V protective "ask at function time and conti­nue wearing the masks until z~Js minutes. The schedule for test subjects at each station and the types of protective masks for each test sybject is given in Table H 1

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a. ThLs test consisted of 25 trials, divided into three phases: A, B, and D.

(l) Phase A. This phase cons•sted of etght tr1als which were to serve as a preliminary check of all test urocedures pr1or to conducting the pathogenic age~t phases and to obtain data to ~haracterize d1ffus1on 1n a marine env1ronment. These tt~als involved release of the biological tracer mater1al llG. Details of Phase A are presented in the meteorological section (l'art III) and Appendix A.

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(3) Phase D. This phase consisted of four trials involv­ing the S<multaneous release o£ agent OU and tracer BG to obtain data on decay.

b. This report is divided into three parts:

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a, The £irst prima~y objectiv~ wa• to determine the percen• tnge of aerosol penetration (and its relation slze) into an ship under

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FLOWER DR!fl.l (U), Phase I, as amended, designates a test designed to f>nd a simulant for agent GB, to assess shipboard vulnerability to an enveloping vapor of toxic agent, and to establish co~parative penetratLon properties for GB sirnulant and agent. The USS GEORGE EAS1}~~ (YAG 39), a specially designed and equipped test ship, was subJected to attack by candidate agent GB si~ulants and agent GB. The ship attack was by envelopement of test agent disseminated from a gas turbLne mounted on the bow of the test ship and by simulated enveloprnent·-d>rect inJection of test agent into the aLr ·--- ·-- . . . .

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The testing at sea was conducted over the periods thru Apr~l and August thru September 1964, off the HawalL.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

a. The primary object1ve of FLO'-'ER DRUM Phase l, as amende .. •vas to obtain comparative information on the penetrability of ships exposed to agent GB and a suitable s1mulant; this involved f~nding a simulant for agent GB suitable for sh1p envelopment and penetration studies, establishing comparative penetration properties for GB simulant and agent GB, and assess1ng sh1p penetrab~lity or vulnerabil1ty to an enveloptng vapor of toxic agent GB. The experiments were to be accompllshed under four test 'co~ditions; also, they were to include the testing of spec1fic <nstalled protective systems •

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE

a, The secondary objective was to report information applicable to the Navy's Chemical Training Program.

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a, Add~tional Objectives were:

(1) To obtain information on the performance of the E41 V-G Agent Alarm System and the Hydrogen Flame Emission Detector (HYFED) candidate point sampling alarms (modified for shipboard use) when exposed to a cloud of GB.

(2) To obta~n information on the performance of the Pass~ve Long Path Infrared (LOPAIR) advance warning alarm (modifie~ for shipboard use) when exposed to a cloud of GB.

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l, • TEST LOCATIOt'i

The test location was off Hawaii in an area assigned by CONHAWSEAFRON, .._

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a, The four mater1al conditions were as follows:

1) ZEBRA

This is a mater1al readiness condit1on set at or near battle; ct ts designed mainly to :acil1tate fire and flood control and is a "standard'' Navy material readiness condition. Under this condition, the deckhouse ventilation system remained operative and maximum watertight tntegrity was maintained, with as much compartmentation as possible,

2) ZEBRA CIRCLE WILLIAM

This is also a "standard" Navy material readiness cond1tion. Under thts condition, all ventLlatLon

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fans were secured, and all CIRCLE WILLIAM fittings were closed; however, there were no improvised closures over the ventilation system intakes or exhausts,

3) l!odified ZEBRA CIRCLE WILLIAM

This is an experimental material readiness condi· tion wh~c~ theoretically, could be set on all combatant ships as a CBR protective measure. Under this condition, all ventilation systems were secured; covers for all intakes and exhausts·-·•hich on most ships must be improvised--were closed, The intent was to completely seal off interior spaces from external contamination, It is apparent that this condition cannot be rapidly set because of the many ventilation intake and exhaust coverings that have to be jury-rigged; nor can it be maintained indefinitely because of the need for ventilation of the engineering spaces.

4) NAXIMUM CBR SECURITY

This was an experimental condition in which the air su~ply to the deckhouse Lest area was filtered through an !!16 gas-particulate filter, Under this condltion, all fittings and ventilation exhausts were closed,and the chemically pure supply air created a positive pressure in the deckhouse of 0.5 em (0,2 in,) of water; the exhaust air flowed outward through leaks and natural vents, This condition caused the deckhouse to be under "collective" protection.

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b. The YAG 39 was enveloped by disseminating the test agent from a modified Model T·45M·2 MARS Portable Gas Turbine ~hich

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a, During the trials, the target ship (YAG 39) steamed into the wind maintaining a relative windspeed of 10 to 30 knots. The YAG 40 maintained a parallel course forward and starboard of the target ship. When the appropriate material condition was set and all personnel except the disseminator crew were within the Safety Citadel, agent GB or simulant was disseminated for 10 minutes•-from the MARS turbine on the bow for envelopment trials or by direct injection into the ventilation system intake; dissemination was effected at a rate which maintained an average concentration of approximately 50 mg/mJ at the forward deckhouse bulkhead.

b. During GB dissemination, the disseminator crew wore M5 protective ensembles and all other personnel (who were in the Safety Citadel) wore ~m5, M7Al, or M17 protective masks. After dissemination ceased, all personnel whose duties required them to leave the Safety Citadel wore protective masks until the ship was cleared of GB. During the dissemination period of

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the simulant trials, all personnel wore protective masks, During test periods, the only entrance to or exit from the Safety Citadel was thru a decontamination tunnel which consisted of a passageway that functioned as an air•sweep tunnel for the decontamination facility and also as one of two primary ventila­tion exhausts for the Safety Citadel. The passageway' was divided •nto four sections by perforated doors; the doors restricted the rate of airflow and maintaLned the interior/exterior pressure differential. The decontamination tunnel •1as outhtted with a gas chamber to be used for a protective mask check, shower facilities (not used during the test of vapor agents), and protective equipment and clothing removal facil•t•es, All pers.onnel worked in teams (of two or more persons) and all teams were checked irt and out of the Safety Citadel,

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e, Following the termination of sampling, a full aeration of the ship was accomplished, For the GB trials, aeration of the ship was continued until the enzyme ticket test of the Ml5Al Detector Kit indicated there was no GB in the exhaust air. When negative results were obtained at the exhaust vents, properly protected personnel confirmed the absence of GB within each area--again using the enzyme ticket test of the MlSAl Detector Kit.

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The FLOWER DRUM, Phase II, test was conducted at sea in • l~ ~ a tropicsl environment to determine the effectiveness of a

shipboard ~ater•washdown-gystem as a protective and decootaminant measure against simulated aerial delivery of agent VX spray, Also, testing was conducted to provide information for the planning of FEARLESS JOHNNY 65·17 Test Center shipboard test,

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a. Trials were cond11eted in accordance wtth the FLOWER DRUM (II) Phase II, Test Plan, DTC 64·2 as amended •

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UNCLASSIFIED b. Three conditions of shipboard water washdown were tested to determine their effectiveness as protective and decontaminant measures against simulated, aerial delivery of agent VX spray. The three conditions were as follows:

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Condition l Washdown system was in operation before, during, and after agent dissemination,

Condition 2 Agent dissemination occurred soon after the washdown system was turned off, but while the exposed surfaces were still wet. The washdown system was again actuated after agent dissemination was completed,

Condition 3 Washdown system was not operating prior to or during agent dissemination, but was actuated after agent dissemination was completed,

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l. ~ TEST OBJECTIVES

This seccion restates the test objectives as originally l<Aj-presented in the FLOWER DRUM, Phase II, Test Plan. It indicates

the degree to which each test objective was accomplished. The • objectives were:

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To investigate the effectiveness of shipboard water washdown, both as a protective and as a decontaminanc measure, against agent VX delivered from a mechanism that simulates aerial spray,

To obtain data and operational eKperience to contribute to the planning and operation of FEARLESS JOHNNY! (U), DTCTP 65-17.

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TEST LOCATION AND DATE

Tnis test program was conducted at sea during November and D~camber 1964, off the Island of Oahu.

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A dyed liquid containing approximately 90•percent VX (by weight) was used in this program, To assist in taking radiometric measurements of contamination, radioactive "tagged VX" molecules containing the radioactive isotope, Phosphorus 32, were included in the agent,

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~ During tha trials, the test vehicle waa towed by the U.S. Navy Tug, ATF 105, It was towed approximately lkm (0,62 mi) behind the tug,

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