Staten Island (AGB 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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A BAD BREAK Things happen quickly in the Antarctic, and this was no exception. No sooner had we cleared the channel, than there was a sudden shift of the wind and everv stray piece of ice in the Antarctic decided that was where it wanted to go. Not only did the channel become completely clogged, but the pressure in the vicinity of Beaufort Island was terrific. XVe made our rendezvous with USCG NORTHXVIND, USS XVYANDOT and USS NESPELEN, but that was all for a few days. XVe just had to sit and wait for things to improve. However, seabee personnel and certain vital items of ccpnpment were needed at the base immediately, so the STATEN ISLAND and NORTHVVIND helicopters fashioned a round-the-clock emergency airlift, ferrying back and forth between the ships and Mehflurdo. Thus was spent the last few days of eventful 1958, and to some it was a reminder of the ll days at the beginning of 1957 when STATEN ISLAND and XVYANDOT were beset in the Xlleddell Sea. Eventually conditions improved and the ships were able to move into the channel and moor to the berths STATEN ISLAND had carved earlier to oftload their precious cargos. lt was a momentous occasion for the personnel at Nlc-Rlurdo, and there was a great feeling of satisfaction for the men aboard the icebreaker, who had done their job and done it well. But new items were on the agenda, and without even allowing the engines to cool, our ship was underway again. -w..,.h Shortly after arrival at McMurdo STATEN ISLAND un loaded the gear for the New Zealand trail party onto the bay ace fabove and lower leftl While the channel was be-:ng broken preparations were made To receive The cargo ships under the direction of CAPTAIN LEWIS here shown with puck in hand under the ship s anchor Crop lefillh

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it Th -i n--ii? ' vi J There were twenty miles of bay ice to go through, an hroken olf could move out with the wind, which mean middle left. required Ll running sturt, full power and then the sudden lt wus difficult tedious work hreaxking this channel. lt 1 izr of ri home lot would disenuuge itself from the rest ot , the intiss. Then hack again und repent the process over und over, striking first ut one spot, then another, hgilxlinq oil' the nreu in hetween-auul hoping the wind would eontiuue to hlow hard from the south to clean the deluis. sun ill lol the jolt was Qettinti it done. .-'tnd ut lust cznne th it tl ix ulnn we departed the ehnnnel to rendezvous ix ith tln support loree, lenviiig signs us ai monument to .nu uhnxtiutut tlmeloxx l. 'f ,vu ' ,. : - H w rn .1 Liu P33 .-.k::-- j- U, Q ,i S .X ,- I-All 4 'sag ph! SLIPPE , ew- VI-IEN wks- VET ' '-Q-...-., - -gr. - --wwT:w11L'4 , , , U . V 4 . , , .. ,J V ,:,q,,u,. Z 1. - , . -I , ',, ' Q 52 ,V , V Etbtkf. . ' ,A , xg.. - ,. .V M , 4 isp. .,H. . V 43, 375 Arriving ut Nlchllurdo Sound on 14 December, STATEN ISLAND quickly set to work at her appointed task. d 1 verv rigid de-ldline the arrival of the resupplv force .it tht beginning of the New Hear. The channel had to he wide enough so that the pieces of ice which were I at tunnel-shaped nlluir narrowing to about 200 yards tsee jolt us we hit und stuck, whereupon at chunk the s ' lint sloxxlx our th.innel lmegun to tuke shape, uhout il thu, .uid the sh.1pe in the distance th it xx is llut lonit .ind onl ohjtttut st.uttd to tome into lotus. Xloikine sttndily .uound thc clock, with no 1- sl lor the tireless diesels, the ieelueukei' that wus too

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4' .-71 A gf' ' :Af , vr' P ff 'A' ' 5 '-1 k al' J, 6 L, f,,g-rl Q-,ggplfu MEN AT WORKL An Qmieliemr rf H1 1 413- 5 IU lhlh 1 f J' sf- V channel and its Cl'E?dTUI' hw N E' rg xv . 1 th JI: 'NJN 5 1fQ' square yards. Arcorvfpliahfff-3 1 'OYIIWII 1 lv I yuf!-f' casualty to the -acrv-,v,4 7 . 1 1 - ' 5 l-uw! wrx 1.l,E'W'l excellent iob clone hy tht, fall. nal my , 1 f ARD SN high! CQHTCH, hmm Yfwkmg uf- ff Tw hrqgwn-,' an the icy winds and f!'F't2.'lll7:-I We-ffiwvrv Ships have to moor, eva-rm ro my ,Vvi PM ws sw:- QU hw! by 7hG USC of deildrwwguv Trfwhffrf. ?w5,'f-ww ww? 2 'hi' M +2 'lf Shown digging the hole- for vw- mf h - 1 ANDEP3 SN Crop righw. When the fargo shim -.w,1:.- wncvlwiv my emgf the Chamwel GT fir3T1 dI1x11IIitY X.-,',n'f.,,',11r1N, ' ?w f:,'q-www viml suppliesinfo1het m1ef1'r,vp lg-hw Elsa? L'-I . -'inf is aww . 'if ,ul AA ky, 'r - ' f .1 5-Q., r I ii J 4 A 3,1 X 'X ,T- 'Y' L. qui, - J gs.