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occupied most of the scheduled oceanographic sampling stations in the Weddell Sea. Current meter arrays were set with the precise positioning of the NavSat system. These stations were to be revisited in three years, and the current meters sonic-released for data collection. The heavy fast ice in
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on 10 March 1975. "She backed and rammed her way to the open sea with the use of only one of her two propellers," said the Coast Guard. Two of the three blades on her other screw were sheared off by "steel hard ice" on Wednesday 5 March, while en route to assist an Argentine icebreaker, ARA
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Underway again on 8 October 1961 for "Deep Freeze 62", she loaded cargo at Lyttelton, New Zealand, in early November 1961 and entered the Ross Sea ice pack on 13 November 1961, reaching McMurdo Sound by the end of the month. After repairs at Wellington,
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returned to McMurdo Station and to the site of Little America V for cartographic studies. She returned to New Zealand on 6 March 1962 and then put in at Boston on 5 May 1962 after steaming 36,000 nautical miles (67,000 km; 41,000 mi).
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cut through McMurdo Sound en route to McMurdo Station. She continued operations off McMurdo Station through 1965. Her diverse duties included keeping the channel open for supply ships. On 29 December 1965, US ships
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on 21 November 1960 to unload cargo. Most of December 1960 was spent in breaking a 21-nautical-mile (39 km; 24 mi) channel through McMurdo Sound to open the way for supply ships.
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stood out of Boston on 17 September 1962 for "Deep Freeze 63", entering the pack ice on 6 November 1962 and reaching the edge of the bay ice of McMurdo Sound a week later.
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was capable of breaking ice up to 20 feet (6.1 m) thick, and of continuous breaking of 4-foot (1.2 m) thick ice at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph).
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at McMurdo Sound, and after resupplying the base, steamed to Little America V to begin the station deactivation. Subsequently, while operating in the
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and Bellingshausen Seas on another expedition. Oceanographic work continued until March 1961 when she sailed for Boston, arriving on 27 April 1961.
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and small arms were retained for law enforcement purposes. During 1973, she and her helicopters were painted red for improved Arctic visibility.
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continued 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) west to break ice into an off-loading site to establish the U.S. Naval Air Facility at
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The ship returned to McMurdo Sound on 28 October 1956 for "Deep Freeze II", having made the earliest seasonal penetration in history.
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and other USCG icebreakers opened up the McMurdo shipping lanes, then returned to Port Lyttelton. At that time an experimental
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assisted her in pushing an iceberg out of the shipping lane. After further participation in her 11th "Operation Deep Freeze",
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on an uncharted pinnacle (now called Southwind Rock), tearing out an 80-by-20-foot (24.4 by 6.1 m) section of hull.
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also did relief operations; providing helicopter and boat transportation, and emergency supplies to residents of
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in 2000, and planned to convert the ship into a hospital or research vessel. However, on 16 February 2012
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2 helicopters. Air detachment: 4 officers/pilots and 10 enlisted maintenance technicians/aircrew personnel
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sustained minor damage in the thick ice and proceeded to Wellington for repairs. On 31 December 1962,
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was trapped in ice in Antarctica for six days, finally breaking free and escaping into the waters of
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departed Arctic waters to sail to Port Lyttelton, to start Operation Deep Freeze 1967–68. Due to the
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continued her usual icebreaking and escort duties, and conducted oceanographic surveys in the
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29,200 nautical miles (54,100 km; 33,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
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class, and was in U.S. Navy service for 11 years, and U.S. Coast Guard service for 21 years.
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lines all within six weeks, attaining "Square Knot Sailor" status in that short time frame.
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The icebreaker departed Boston on 13 October 1960 on her sixth Antarctic voyage and reached
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US Coast Guard Icebreaker Glacier, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security. United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
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s shakedown cruise and maiden voyage were combined in "Operation Deep Freeze I", as
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Flight deck with retractable hangar, and overhead crane for aircraft engine service
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radar and weather stations. By November 1958, however, she was again near the
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had the largest capacity single armature DC motors ever installed on a ship.
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the Weddell Sea thwarted the scheduled retrieval of this array, until 1975.
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for her Bellingshausen Sea expedition success. She then returned to the
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departed Wilkes Station on 17 February 1957 for the United States via
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to Puntas Arena, then up the West coast of South America to the
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and transport them to Punta Arenas for eventual transit back to
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near Breid Bay, halfway around the Antarctic continent from the
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returned to Boston in the late spring of 1966. On 1 July 1966,
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then sped to the assistance of the Belgian expedition ship RV
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provided ice-escort for "Operation Sunec" for the resupply of
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United Press International, "Icebreaker Gets Away From Ice",
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to allow the discharge of cargo from vessels at the site for
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was the first icebreaker to make her way through the frozen
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in the Antarctic, home of over 50,000 of the large birds.
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and then Little America, she led seven other ships of the
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was sold for $ 146,726 to be broken up by ESCO Marine in
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US senators move to save old ice breaker from scrap yard
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United States Navy/Coast Guard Glacier-class icebreaker
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In 1968, the 5-inch guns were also removed. Only the
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had her smaller armament removed. In September 1967,
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sailed to McMurdo and then on an exploration of the
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clearing a channel into McMurdo Sound in June 1984.
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When this rescue mission was accomplished, 667:and made the first landing in history on the 442:14 officers, 2 warrant officers, 225 enlisted 1885:Icebreakers of the United States Coast Guard 778:For "Operation Deep Freeze 5" in 1959–1960, 512:which served in the first through fifteenth 1394:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 1248: 1109:then departed Panama Canal for Long Beach. 1075:was one-half mile (0.80 km) astern of 1497: 1490: 1476: 717:participated as a launching platform for " 405:17.6 knots (32.6 km/h; 20.3 mph) 508:) was a U.S. Navy, then U.S. Coast Guard 1388:This article incorporates text from the 919: 574: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1407:http://www.uscg.mil/history/default.asp 1895:Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi 1872: 690:then delivered stores and supplies at 1890:Icebreakers of the United States Navy 1787: 1684: 1471: 1328:NHHC, Dates in American Naval History 1025:transited the South Pacific Ocean to 241: 51: 1458:Historic American Engineering Record 908:, the day after her transfer to the 349:309 ft 6 in (94.34 m) 1685: 1370:. JuneauEmpire.com, 17 April 2012. 13: 1139: 832:, Massachusetts on 17 April 1960. 723:"Explorer" space satellite program 631:, she carved out an ice harbor in 547:was launched on 27 August 1954 at 14: 1911: 1419: 1013:(NavSat) system was installed in 916:Coast Guard operations, 1966–1987 603: 1718: 1692: 1654: 1577: 1507: 1415:. COMDTINST M1650.25D. MAY 1980. 1381: 1267:U.S. Coast Guard History Program 392:21,000 shp (16,000 kW) 243: 53: 31: 1317:hnsa.org USCG Boat ARCTIC SCOUT 1296:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History 836:Antarctic operations, 1960–1966 609:Antarctic operations, 1955–1960 570: 1789:Derivative modified Wind class 1354: 1345: 1332: 1321: 1310: 1232: 1203:National Defense Service Medal 1158:National Defense Reserve Fleet 1017:by the Applied Physics Lab of 700:International Geophysical Year 297:Wandering Arctic Garbage Barge 1: 1397:. The entry can be found 1225: 940:departed her new homeport of 1372:Retrieved 19 April 2012. 1172:. The Glacier Society saved 589:was essentially an improved 7: 1298:. United States Coast Guard 1213: 10: 1916: 1432:at NavSource Naval History 952:, to aid in the rescue of 18: 1849: 1823: 1794: 1783: 1716: 1691: 1680: 1652: 1575: 1515:United States Coast Guard 1505: 1460:(HAER) No. CA-341, " 1271:United States Coast Guard 1191: 910:United States Coast Guard 318: 235:United States Coast Guard 46: 41:(AGB-4) on August 9, 1960 30: 1413:Medals and Awards Manual 1114:M2 Browning machine guns 1065:Davisville, Rhode Island 1019:Johns Hopkins University 786:. 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Index

USS Glacier

United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
IMO number
6123672
Hull number
Navy Unit Commendation
United States Coast Guard
Icebreaker
long tons
Fairbanks-Morse
Westinghouse
LCVP
Greenland Cruiser
Arctic Survey Boat
5 in (130 mm)
3 in (76 mm)
20 mm guns
icebreaker
Operation Deep Freeze
Bellingshausen Sea
Glacier Bay
Alaska
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
icebreaker

Wind-class

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