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_WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL MANUAL
TM 5-362_
ENGINEER PORT
REPAIR SHIP
[Illustration: United States of America War Office logo]
_WAR DEPARTMENT . OCTOBER 1944_
=RESTRICTED.= _DISSEMINATION OF RESTRICTED MATTER._—The information
contained in restricted documents and the essential characteristics
of restricted material may be given to any person known to be in the
service of the United States and to persons of undoubted loyalty
and discretion who are cooperating in Government work, but will not
be communicated to the public or to the press except by authorized
military public relations agencies. (See also par. 23_b_, AR 380-5,
15 Mar 1944.)
_United States Government Printing Office
Washington: 1944_
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 31 October 1944.
TM 5-362, Engineer Port Repair Ship, is published for the information
and guidance of all concerned.
[A.G. 300.7 (13 Sep 44).]
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
G. C. MARSHALL,
_Chief of Staff_.
OFFICIAL:
J. A. ULIO,
_Major General,
The Adjutant General_.
DISTRIBUTION:
As prescribed in paragraph 9a, FM 21-6:
Armies (10); Corps (10); SvC (10); Depts (10); IB 5 (10); IBn 5 (5);
IC 5 (20) (10), 55 (2); T of Opn (CG) (10); T of Opn (Engr) (25).
IB 5: T/O 5-510S.
IBn 5: T/O 5-535S.
IC 5 (20): T/O 5-500, Engr Sv Orgn—Engr Port Rep Ship Crew NC; Engr
Port Rep Ship Crew NF.
IC 5 (10): T/O 5-52.
IC 55: T/O 55-47; 55-110-1; 55-116; 55-117; 55-177.
Distribution to European Theater of Operation will not be made.
For explanation of symbols, see FM 21-6.
CONTENTS
_Paragraph_ _Page_
SECTION I. GENERAL.
Purpose and scope 1 1
Mission 2 1
Relationship to other units 3 1
II. ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF PERSONNEL.
Organization 4 4
Duties of personnel 5 4
Ship maintenance and repair 6 4
III. SHIP SPECIFICATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES.
Ship specifications 7 6
Equipment for ship operation 8 8
Supplies for ship operation 9 19
Equipment for performing mission 10 19
Supplies for performing mission 11 32
IV. TRAINING OF SHIP’S CREW.
Individual training 12 34
Shipboard training 13 38
V. OPERATIONS.
Condition of captured ports 14 40
Operations of port repair ship in a
captured port 15 41
RESTRICTED
SECTION I
GENERAL
=1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE.= This manual is a general reference on engineer
port repair ship crew units. It covers their mission, organization,
equipment, training, and operations. It stresses the use of the ships
and describes their equipment.
2. MISSION.
=a.= Engineer port repair ship crews are military units organized
to assist in the opening and rehabilitation of captured ports. They
operate from engineer port repair ships which are ocean-going steam
or Diesel-powered vessels. (See fig. 1 and sec. III for the ships’
specifications.)
=b.= In performing this mission, a port repair ship crew might be
required to assist in removing obstructions and debris from harbor
entrances, harbors, docks, and areas alongside wharves, quays, and
piers; repair underwater structures; make and repair parts for damaged
port facilities and equipment; and salvage cargos and small craft.
Large salvage operations are a naval function and are handled by the
Navy’s salvage ships.
3. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER UNITS.
=a. Port construction and repair groups.= The engineer port repair ship
operates as the offshore arm of the port construction and repair group
(FM 5-5) and is under the group commander’s authority.
(1) The group’s mission is to return captured ports to operating
condition. It repairs such port facilities as power and water-supply
plants, communications, wharves, docks, warehouses, and cargo-handling
equipment. (See fig. 2.)
[Illustration: _Figure 1. General view of an engineer port repair
ship._]
[Illustration: _Symbols: S = engineer port repair ship. G = port
construction and repair group._
_Figure 2. Schematic view of a typical captured port showing jobs
done by the port construction and repair group and those done by the
engineer port repair ship._]
(2) Usually, the engineer port repair ship is the first large vessel
to enter the port; it carries in supplies and equipment to help the
port group start its work. Some of this equipment such as portable
generators, pneumatic drills, paving breakers, hammers, and saws, may
be put ashore and used by the group’s personnel. In addition, the
facilities of the various shops on the ship are used for making or
repairing parts for damaged port machinery and equipment.
=b. Transportation Corps.= After the harbor has been cleared, the
engineer port repair ship may be called on to assist harbor craft
units of the Transportation Corps in heavy towing or cargo-handling
operations.
=c. Navy.= Naval minesweepers precede the engineer port repair ship
into the harbor, clear the harbor of mines, and report dangerous areas
to the engineer port repair ship.