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Salvage Sailor

Two Icebreaking Sisters......

 

USCGC POLAR STAR (AGB-10) & USCGC POLAR SEA (AGB-11) Commissioned in 1976 & 1978 respectively

 

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USCGC POLAR STAR (AGB-10) & USCGC POLAR SEA (AGB-11) 

Polar Star alongside her sister ship USCGC Polar Sea near McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

The upward angle of Polar Star's bow is designed so that the hull rides up onto the ice surface during icebreaking operations. Subsequently the ship's weight and forward motion combine to fracture the ice.

 

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USCGC POLAR STAR (AGB-10) Commissioned in 1976 - Her first cruise - Bicentennial Break Out Arctic Ice Test

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USCGC POLAR STAR (AGB-10) Commissioned in 1976 - Arctic winter cruise 1984

 

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Coasties, always looking for an opportunity.....
 

USCGC POLAR SEA (WAGB-11)

Ice Edge Properties - 1985 Icebreaking season

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USCGC GLACIER (WAGB-4) In US Coast Guard Service, Hilborn Hamburger circa 1960's

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On 8/5/2018 at 4:16 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

USS GLACIER (AGB-4) Improved Wind class Icebreaker in USN service 1955 to 1966. She participated in 11 Deep Freeze operations for the USN. Later in USCG service 1966 to 1987

 

USCGC GLACIER (WAGB-4) In US Coast Guard Service, Hilborn Hamburger circa 1960's

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USCGC EDISTO (WAGB-284) USN Wind class Icebreaker (AGB-2), the Ready Eddie, 1947-1965. Transferred to the USCG 1965 to 1974.

 

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Frequently assigned to Operation Arctic East, Greenland - The establishment and annual resupply of Thule Air Force Base. Photo Edisto and Southwind at Thule AFB Pier, Greenland

 

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On one of her transits to Thule, EDISTO was breaking ice for the 18,000 kw Power Plant Construction Team supply convoy, Operation Arctic East

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She also participated in Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica over multiple seasons

 

CTF-43 USCGC EDISTO (WAGB-284) Operation Deep Freeze Antarctic Support

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Current patch

 

Detachment McMurdo Antarctica - Operation Deep Freeze

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USAP - NSF - United States Antarctic Program - National Science Foundation made by Swiss Tex, 1980's

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Civilians preparing for Deep Freeze, you have to earn these to get a seat on the plane...

 

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Class leader USNS WILKES (T-AGS-33), a shallow draft class of survey ships placed in service in 1971

 

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Antarctica Patch made by Swiss Tex

 

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More from the Puckered Penguins of Antarctic Development Squadron VXE-6 

 

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Contractors Patch

ITT ARCTIC SERVICES INC.

DEWLINE

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International Telephone & Telegraph - Working under contract with the USN and USAF to outfit the distant early warning radar sites (DEWLINE) and the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL)

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Very nice collection of DEWLINE Patches HERE

 

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This is a Dewline Zippo knife and nail file, missing the back, so not sure if it had anything printed there. Wanted to post for reference. I have some photos I will locate and post here as well.

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On 3/16/2019 at 3:55 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

USCGC EDISTO (WAGB-284) USN Wind class Icebreaker (AGB-2), the Ready Eddie, 1947-1965. Transferred to the USCG 1965 to 1974.

 

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Frequently assigned to Operation Arctic East, Greenland - The establishment and annual resupply of Thule Air Force Base. Photo Edisto and Southwind at Thule AFB Pier, Greenland

 

WAGB 284 USCGC EDISTO Operation Arctic East Greenland 002.jpg

 

WAGB 284 USCGC EDISTO Thule Air Force Base pier 1966 1967 001.jpg

 

On one of her transits to Thule, EDISTO was breaking ice for the 18,000 kw Power Plant Construction Team supply convoy, Operation Arctic East

Thule Greenland Power Plant 001.jpg

 

Thule Greenland Power Plant 002.jpg

 

She also participated in Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica over multiple seasons

 

CTF-43 USCGC EDISTO (WAGB-284) Operation Deep Freeze Antarctic Support

WAGB 284 USCGC EDISTO Operation Deep Freeze CTF 4.3 001.jpg

 

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Deep Freeze I 1956, USS EDISTO, The Ready Eddie

 

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