Staten Island (AGB 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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rf- : 115' --F '2 5'T?,y f lr? 'hi 's 3 BEER BUST: Men of the STATEN ISLAND swarm ashore for a warm-hearted, if cold-blooded party, on the shores of Wilkes Station. Recognizable are Crop centerj LAMUTH SN and NICHOLAS AG2g ffop right, I to rl MOELLER EM3, ENFINGER EM2, MELTON FN and DERN EM3. Throughout the short stay at XX'illccs the S'l'.-X'l'liN ISLAND scientific program wus in hill swing. lilootl samples uncl throat swubs from XYilkt-s Station personnel. fish specimens from the fertile seas mul iuiotlier tlocls of penguins were typical cxaunples. 'P ,'s x..h .y -4-i ! ' .-Xt lust. on 6 Feln'uary, all passengers and gear were nbonrcl and the icebreaker was ready to leave the Ant- arctic behind for good. lt had been ll busy eventful few months, but no one was too sorry to be heading home, and that six-clay liberty' coming up in Melbourne really sounclecl goocl. l'p clone the anchor and around swung the nose of the ship to the nortli-mission complctccl safely and suc- cesslnlly. , . -fr-vw N' S vi. 7 , .' .. , 'k Q 'Z l' , f .-lip!! 'lhfllm' -Q C, s 2. 1-Q--Wi' -xr t - :..n'2f-'af-1 'kMs.vfafx.-1 N ' tt 4 -'-Q44 . .- - - , 1 'N If 1' Y . 'T ' 4 A Ls-'T.'. fits-- 'Y YZ: '-JRR uf t'!- 0 A 11 .sly 2 gtk - . -YH Q ,- ' . -I M , , A a R S S ff: -.S .2 S, W' 'T h Li 1 W I I L , I 1 ' 3 -i I '--: is ,,-TY, ,E KT. ' , fs,fvrf,l V' -'A ii P if ,p G S A? -. .lr l 1 if 'j'.w,A i+,g , V 3' 'V - - A , LAK -E'-a. me 'Xu . S ' Wk- cw , haw! - . '.-:Q 4, - ' ' 1 - K - V- F -v',,F:,,:!m,,u.iv ,r 1 rsrs aa, - S, fat , 'S f t K A 'ss f- , - -V - ' ff 1 ' '- ',..,' r , .iz 8 .A J 2 vi-..ft.1:1 lp: ,A 1 2 . 2'-If . -- '

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