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December 6, 1946
The Wrangell Sentinel
Wrangell, Alaska
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In Norfolk, Va., four Navy ships departed this week as part of Operations High Jump, a 4,000-man expedition to Antarctica led by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd for cold weather tests and explorations, carrying supplies for eight months.
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SHIPS READY FOR COLD WEATHER TESTS
NORFOLK, Va.—Operations High Jump, the Navy's huge expedition to the South Pole, left this week on a 10,000 mile voyage for cold weather tests and new explorations of the mysterious Antarctica.
Four ships, the Mt. Olympus, headquarters and flag ship; the icebreaker Northwind; seaplane tender Pine Island and destroyer Brownson, are sailing simultaneously with five ships from the west coast.
Most of them carry supplies for up to eight months—everything from beef to coffee, movies and candy, airplanes and 30 Husky dogs.
The 4000-man operation under command of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd will last at least four months. Most of the men aboard the Mt. Olympus appeared enthusiastic and interested.
The ships will sail into tropical weather, then into frigid zones, ice packs, past icebergs that may measure 40 miles long, and probably blizzards and storms in the world's roughest sea, the Antarctic Ocean.
NORFOLK, Va.—Operations High Jump, the Navy's huge expedition to the South Pole, left this week on a 10,000 mile voyage for cold weather tests and new explorations of the mysterious Antarctica.
Four ships, the Mt. Olympus, headquarters and flag ship; the icebreaker Northwind; seaplane tender Pine Island and destroyer Brownson, are sailing simultaneously with five ships from the west coast.
Most of them carry supplies for up to eight months—everything from beef to coffee, movies and candy, airplanes and 30 Husky dogs.
The 4000-man operation under command of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd will last at least four months. Most of the men aboard the Mt. Olympus appeared enthusiastic and interested.
The ships will sail into tropical weather, then into frigid zones, ice packs, past icebergs that may measure 40 miles long, and probably blizzards and storms in the world's roughest sea, the Antarctic Ocean.
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Arrival Departure
Military
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
Operations High Jump
Navy Expedition
Antarctica
Ships Departure
Rear Admiral Byrd
Cold Weather Tests
What entities or persons were involved?
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
Where did it happen?
Norfolk, Va.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Norfolk, Va.
Event Date
This Week
Key Persons
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
Event Details
Operations High Jump expedition ships departed from Norfolk, Va., including Mt. Olympus, Northwind, Pine Island, and Brownson, sailing with five west coast ships, carrying eight months of supplies, airplanes, and 30 Husky dogs, for a 10,000-mile voyage to Antarctica for cold weather tests and explorations, lasting at least four months.