Eastwind (WAGB 279) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 omLv..4..a.' r 311 li 1 P I l Q 1 Christchurch on December 10, 1960, the 220 officers and men of the Coast Guard Icebreaker Eastwind bid a fond Cheerio to their hospitable New Zea- land hosts as the 269 foot white cutter cast off her lines and headed for Antarctica. After spending aweek in Christchurch loading 75 tons of cargo bound for scientific stations in the South Polar regions, her decks were cluttered with radio antennas, telephone poles, containers of concentrated battery acid, and a prefab cosmic ray building. Nearly 40 days at sea before reaching New Zealand, the officers and men made the most of their liberty. .Some toured the scenic S0uthern Alps. Others were invited on hunting and fishing trips. Many had dinner in New Zealand homes and sampled the delicious mutton for which the sheep raising country is known the world over. Spending much time during the day in Christ- church, the men rented bicycles, canoed on the Avon River, gaped at vintage cars in everyday use, and wrestled with the system of pounds, shillings and pence. In the evenings there was always the Cinema, a party that would inevitably turn out to be super , coffeehouses where one could have a nibble , During her stay in New Zealand, over 500 people visited aboard the Eastwind with the Yanks . About 170 of these were school children. They were most fascinated by the Cathedral Square, Christchurch ' schoolboys practice rowing on lower reaches of Avon River. 1 helicopters the Eastwind carries for ice-recon- naisance work since there are few whirleybirds in their country. Just prior to her departure for McMurdo Sound 7 Antarctica, Rear Admiral David Tyree, Com- mander of the Naval Support Force for Antarctica paid an informal visit to the Eastwind. He wished the officers and men a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, both of which were sched- uled to be spent in the ice. l mann! ,i

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