▁Navy ' s ▁Sea ▁Lab ▁I . ▁ ▁The ▁tower ▁was ▁supported ▁before ▁Er line ' s ▁ac quisition ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁by ▁MAC ▁III . ▁The ▁support ▁included ▁regular ▁supply ▁of ▁J P - 5 ▁fuel ▁for ▁the ▁tower ' s ▁dies els ▁brought ▁in ▁ ▁bl add ers . ▁ ▁The ▁tower ▁was ▁four - leg ged ▁with ▁a ▁two - story ▁platform ▁for ▁crew ▁qu arters , ▁instrument ation ▁and ▁support ▁services . ▁The ▁tower ▁had ▁fuel ▁storage , ▁c rane ▁and ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁pad . ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁with stand ▁a ▁wave ▁height ▁of ▁, ▁but ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁waves ▁approaching ▁the ▁design ▁height . ▁Typ ical ▁minimum ▁staff ing ▁by ▁contract ▁personnel ▁was ▁eight ▁persons , ▁including ▁electronic ▁techn icians , ▁mechan ics ▁and ▁house keep ing ▁staff . ▁ ▁The ▁pre fab ric ated ▁tower ▁was ▁designed , ▁built ▁and ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁by ▁J . ▁Ray ▁Mc D erm ott ▁& ▁Company ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Manager , ▁Ant is ub marine ▁War fare ▁Project ▁Office ▁and ▁technical ▁responsibility ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁Naval ▁Research ▁Labor atory ▁( N RL ). ▁The ▁research ▁program ▁was ▁susp ended ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁with ▁occas ional ▁day time ▁ins pe ctions ▁and ▁maintenance ▁work ▁by ▁N RL ▁personnel . ▁On ▁