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USS Glacier (AGB-4)

LTjg. Bernard Schenck Collection
(June-July 1958)

Submitted by Marc Schenck
Glacier
Greenland continental ice sheet meets Baffin Bay
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LTjg. Schenck facing forward in heavy ice pack
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Open water with icebergs in the distance
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Ship with tenders at Thule
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Ice flow with convoy ship in the distance
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Sikorsky UH-19B Chickasaw (S-55) on helicopter flight deck
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Helicopter crew in action
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Helicopter pilot and crew checking rotor
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Chickasaw approaching flight deck, crew visible at side door and pilot window
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Profile of Chickasaw in flight
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H-13 Sioux helicopter, equipped with pontoons and television camera for remote viewing on bridge to check ice conditions
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Open water, Greenland coast in the distance
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Open water, icebergs in the distance
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Large iceberg
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View over the bow, icebergs in the distance
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Icebergs and Greenland coast in the distance
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LTjg. Schenck on the bridge, remote steering controls to his left
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Looking sternward from the bow up at the superstructure
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Polar bear tracks on the ice pack
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Heavy ice pack
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Heavy ice pack and icebergs
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Maintenance operations, H-13 Sioux helicopter
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H-13 Sioux helicopter on takeoff
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LT. Barnes, helicopter pilot on the bridge
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Norwegian fishing boat, Baffin Bay
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Davis Strait, Glacier hard aground on reef, offloading LCVP's and whaler
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Davis Strait, Glacier hard aground, bow up on reef
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Davis Strait, lowering anchor to attempt winching ship off reef
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Davis Strait, lowering anchor to attempt winching ship off reef
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Glacierin drydock, view of damaged bow
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Preparing the bow for "surgery", drydock, Boston, MA.
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Close-up of bow damage, drydock, Boston, MA.
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Stern view of twin screws, drydock, Boston, MA.
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Iceberg in distance, poor visibility
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Holding navigational instrument for bearings in poor weather
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Looking over the bow in poor weather
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Open water and ice flows, overcast conditions
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Whiteout conditions, keeping the lane open, USS Edisto (AGB-2)
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Whiteout conditions, keeping the lane open, convoy ship in distance, USS Edisto (AGB-2) visible
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Whiteout conditions, keeping the lane open, USS Edisto (AGB-2) visible
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USS Rushmore (LSD-14) with convoy ships in the ice pack
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Convoy ship in the distance encountering ice pack
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Fleet tug USSNipmuc (ATF-157) entering the ice pack
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Open water and icebergs, bow ramp of Higgins boat visible
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Open water, icebergs and convoy ship
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Open water and Greenland coast
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Ltjg. Schenck and ENS. Dudley on bridge
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Merchant convoy ship in light ice pack
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Yankee tourist, courtesy of the US Navy
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Glacier hard aground, water line quite visible
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LTjg. Schenck next to steering controls and navigational instruments
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ENS Dudley taking an azimuth bearing, goggles for sun glare
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Icebergs up close off the bow
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LTjg. Schenck on deck, Greenland coast and ice pack in distance
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Greenland coast and ice pack
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Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw S-55 helicopters landing on flight deck
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Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw in flight
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Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw approaching helicopter flight deck
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Quonset huts, Thule DEW Line base, note hold down cables over huts
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Primitive conditions, Thule DEW Line base
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Main Street, Thule DEW Line base
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Anchorage at Thule, fuel tanks on right
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USS Glacier helo on flight deck
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USS Edisto (AGB-2) underway with the Greenland coast in background
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Merchant ship escorted to Thule
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Merchant ship at anchorage
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Helo approaching flight deck, crew member signaling
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Glacier in light ice and poor visibility conditions at anchorage, taken from helicopter
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Glacier in light ice and poor visibility conditions at anchorage, taken from helicopter
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Glacier in light ice at anchorage taken from helicopter
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Pier at Thule, locals out to greet ship arrival
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Ice pack and merchant ship
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Ice pack, iceberg, and coastal geology of Greenland
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View over the bow, approaching Thule
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High mares tail cirrus clouds and rocky coastline of Greenland

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