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SECTIONAL CHART-MAP EE 1 inch equals 100 feet
10BEACH PROFILE SHEETto accompany
U. S: CHAR T-MAP No. 1041BEACH44SOUTH CAROLINA'
BELLE-ILE-EN-MERFRANCE, WEST COAST VERTICAL BEACH PROFILE EE
Scale of Sectional Chart-Map 1 inch equals 100 feetHorizontal
scale of Profile 1 inch equals 100 feetVertical scale of Profile 1
inch equals 10 feet Tide Curve for the day 20
to be inserted here15
MAP 1 0 ZERO1 The Sectional C hart - Maps with Vertical
BeachProf es EE and FF are enlarged fro m the areas shown
inChart-Map 1041 Directly under the Sectonal Chart-Map, CHARTand at
the same horizontal scale, the Beach Profie is drawn,to the left of
which a space is provided to insert the t ide DATUM Rocky
bottomcurve. Instructions for the use of these diagrams in
Ortho-tidal projection are to be found on the reverse side of this
" 5sheet. 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 1002.
The Beach Profes shown here are distorted, the vertical scale being
10 times the horizontal scale which hasbeen kept the same as that
of the accom panying map.Owing to the distortion, the slopes appear
much s teeperthan they actualy are, but more accurate vertical
measurements for the application of tid al data are thus made
SECTIONAL CHART-MAP FF 1 inch equals 100 feetpossible.3. The
profiles have been developed from the followingsources.
Chart depths from French Hydrographic Chart, 1938.Beach
elevations from Aerial Photographs taken at 10varying stages of
tide.Land elevations from avaiable map sources, and oblique Aerial
Photographs, (see below)4. The map shown on this sheet has been dev
elopedentirely from Aerial Photographs, and spot heights takenfrom
French Charts.
Water depths and Beach elevations (in feet) are referred to the
Chart Datum Plane, which corresponds approximately to the lowest
occuring low water.Heights on land are referred to Map zero,
approximately Mean Sea Level, shown in the vertical profile scale.5
. T h e lan d in g c ra ft s i l h o ue t te t ra n spa re nt a cco
mp a ny in gthe profile sheet is used in the following way:
The hour contemplated for the beaching of the craftis marked on
the tide curve (for the day) and the height VERTICAL BEACH PROFILE
FFof the water drawn to the profile. To this water-level,
thewaterline of the landing craft is adjusted, and the
silhouettesld until touching the profile. In this manner the
beaching, of craft for an entire operation can be studied.Tide
Curve for the day r-20to be inserted here
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Produced Jointly By:Commander Task Force One Two Two, U. 5.
Navyand Intelligence Division, O.C.E., E.T.O.U.S. Army CHART
DATUM Rocky bottom> 5I U.S.B.I.D.964 1300 1200 1100 1000 900
800 ! 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 lScpt-44/MOth ENGRS/StA
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