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side of the ship to the other. A total of 220 tons of water could be shifted from one side to the other in as little as 90 seconds, which induced a list of 10 degrees. Ballast could also be shifted rapidly between fore and aft tanks to change the trim of the ship. Diesel electric machinery was chosen for its controlability and resistance to damage.
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again sailed to the Arctic in support of the northern defense outposts and for oceanographic survey work. Before her return to Boston in early
October 1965, a message informed her that she would be the first of the United States Navy icebreakers turned over to the United States Coast Guard under the
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was ordered to sail on a polar rescue mission. Drifting south was the Ice Island Arlis II, with 20 scientists on board waiting to be evacuated before the island broke up underneath them. Departing Boston on April 6, 1965, after a stay of only five days, she battled some of the thickest and hardest
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for the third phase of her cruise. Arriving off Cape
Farewell, Greenland on September 8, 1974, her crew took 52 "STD Casts" in the Labrador Sea and along the coast of Labrador, Canada. On September 14, 1974 she finished the third phase and began her return journey to Baltimore, arriving there on
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The vital undersea cable connecting the remote North
American defense outposts with the mainland of the United States had broken again. Reaching the break area on December 12, 1966, the icebreaker braved extreme cold, continual darkness, gale winds, and heavy icing until the break was located and
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s stern was similarly shaped to facilitate breaking ice while backing down. The sides of the icebreaker were rounded, with marked tumble home, that enabled the ship to break free from ice by heeling from side to side. Such heeling was accomplished by shifting water rapidly from wing tanks on one
1454:, Canada. Her crew took aerial, surface, and sonar measurements of bergs to be used by marine scientists to determine their rates of deterioration and drift. As tribute to their wives, some of the crew named the icebergs under study after their loved ones. During the voyage north,
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Her first mission as a Coast Guard icebreaker came the following month, when a vital undersea defense cable broke near Thule, Greenland. Although she got underway on short notice and steamed far north to join the other
Canadian and American icebreakers in the repair operation,
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and Ellif
Renghes Islands. The ships in this task force did reconnaissance to establish additional weather stations, trained men in cold weather operations, tested equipment, and collected a variety of data. Except for brief repairs in Boston for replacement of a broken
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deployed to the Arctic waters off
Greenland and Iceland to participate in "Arctic East Summer" (AES) operations, which entailed the annual resupply of American bases in the Arctic and the advancement of polar sciences. As in the previous winter,
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Radar: SPS-10B; SPS-6C; SPA-4; SPA-8A (1966). Other: LORAN, radioteletype (RTTY), facsimile, all-mode MF, HF, VHF, and UHF radios, radio direction finder, sonic sounding machine, handy-talkies, radio-telephone, and an amateur radio
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s crew made temporary repairs to her rudder for the long tow back to the U.S. They departed and headed for the U.S., but the repairs did not hold and they once again returned to
Iceland. On November 2, 1972 they once again set sail.
971:, which was experiencing disastrous floods. The crew labored many long hours in flood relief work, rescuing 227 persons by helicopter, thereby receiving the personal thanks of the president of Uruguay on their departure.
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encountered what was probably the worst storm of her career. With tons of ice loading her topside down, she staggered to regain stability at the end of each long, agonizing roll. Before the storm had blown itself out,
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Transferred to US General
Services Administration (GSA), sold 29 September 1977 to Boston Metals Company of Baltimore Maryland who sold her to Union Minerals Company of Carey New Jersey in 1980. Broken up at Baltimore
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to the north polar regions was for purely exploratory purposes. Not even waiting for summer, she sailed out of Boston Harbor on
January 24, 1949 to determine how much an icebreaker would be limited by the foul
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into the icepack for oceanographic research. At one point, the two were as far as 40 miles (64 km) into the heavy ice, some of which was a thick as 6 feet (1.8 m). In early
October 1972, one of the
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of the previous year. She also collected valuable scientific data concerning geographic, hydrographic, photographic, oceanographic, meteorological, and electromagnetic conditions in the south polar regions.
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rendezvoused with the icebreakers and prepared to take over the tow but severe weather prevented a switch. By November 13, 1972, however, the weather moderated and she took over towing, and set course for
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for the second phase of her cruise, where she worked in conjunction with the Icelandic government. Her crew took 40 "Nansen Casts" in the Icelandic Sea and then, on September 2, 1974, made Reykjavík.
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On polar operations, the crew includes a group of SCUBA divers, a medical officer, four pilots, twelve aviation ratings, and various scientists and observers, bringing the total force to about 225.
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2 × Westinghouse Electric DC electric motors driving the 2 aft propellers, 1 × 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) Westinghouse DC electric motor driving the detachable and seldom used bow propeller.
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departed for the Antarctic as a unit of the task force for Operation Deep Freeze 65 on an assignment unprecedented in icebreaker history. She had the responsibility for constructing the new
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set a record for northernmost penetration by reaching latitude 82 degrees North while conducting oceanographic surveys. In 1952, the work she had begun in Operation Bluejay was completed.
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As a unit of the task force for Operation Deep Freeze 63 in 1962–1963, she spent 131 consecutive days in the ice. During this time, her crew witnessed the breakup of Rear Admiral
951:, leaving "Edisto Bay" and "Edisto Acres" penguin rookery named in her honor. After her return to Boston the ship was again assigned to Arctic missions, aiding shipping in the
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by the U.S. Navy, transferred, and immediately commissioned by the Coast Guard at Constitution Wharf, U.S. Coast Guard Base in Boston, Massachusetts. The Coast Guard changed
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Equipped with laboratories and facilities for conducting oceanographic studies, hydrographic surveys, and high altitude meteorological observations by radiosonde.
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repaired her engine, the ship could not break ice, so the need for a fully operational icebreaker still existed. U.S. Coast Guard officials, through the
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closed on December 15, 1972. To lessen the impact on the crews, headquarters also determined that the ships would simply exchange their entire crews.
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Her next Antarctic trip came during the winter (Antarctic summer) of 1960-1961 as a member of Operation Deep Freeze 61. While operating far south of
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continued her support to exploration in both Arctic and Antarctic regions. The icebreaker supplied bases, reported ice packs and floes, took part in
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s final cruise was a three-phase "Arctic East Summer" (AES) voyage that commenced at Baltimore on July 7, 1974. She first sailed in support of the
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ice ever encountered by an American icebreaker to moor alongside Ice Island Arlis II and to effect the evacuation of the men and equipment.
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immediately began preparing for operations in the far north. During this summer deployment, her task force resupplied weather stations at
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made an unsuccessful attempt to circumnavigate the Arctic, a feat that would have rivaled the 16th century voyages around the world of
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was assigned to Task Force 39 for the Second Antarctic Development Project. She sailed on November 1, 1947 for a rendezvous via the
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had the characteristic sloping forefoot that enabled her to ride up on heavy ice and break it with the weight of the vessel.
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Shipyard, where she underwent major repairs and alterations. Part of the alterations consisted of installations of a new
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and Gibbs & Cox of New York, who modeled them after plans for European icebreakers he obtained before the start of
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storms and lowest temperatures. She weathered extreme sub-zero conditions and returned to Boston on March 25, 1949.
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s place on the Great Lakes for that season. They were under pressure to get a second icebreaker there before the
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repaired. For their "extremely meritorious service in support of Coast Guard operations" during this emergency,
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took part in "Arctic East Summer" (AES) operations. From December 1971 to December 1972, she was homeported in
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trained sailors and tested cold weather equipment, as well as investigating installations and equipment left by
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1713:"WATER TEMPERATURE and other data from USCGC EDISTO from 1963-06-25 to 1963-08-26 (NCEI Accession 6300929)"
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off the Antarctic Peninsula. No sooner had she accomplished this assignment and returned to Boston, than
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conducted icebreaking operations off Greenland in concert with the U.S. Navy oceanographic research ship
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1432:, Virginia and then to the Coast Guard Yard, where the two cutters arrived safely on November 30, 1972.
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participated in Antarctic polar deployments in support of operations Deep Freeze 69 and Deep Freeze 70.
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sailed south, U.S. Coast Guard officers boarded who would command the vessel following the turnover.
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She was decommissioned at Baltimore, Maryland on November 14, 1974 and then transferred to the U.S.
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departed for Operation Deep Freeze IV. Her work in the Antarctic this time was in support of the
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While participating in Operation Deep Freeze I during the winter (Antarctic summer) of 1955–1956,
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in 1941. Before returning to Boston in early October 1964, she picked up ten Navy scientists in
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III, built in 1940 and 1941. Instead of going south for the 1963–1964 season in the Antarctic,
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was built during peacetime, so she had a much lighter armament than her war-built sisters, one
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who inhabited the island and the surrounding area. As of 2011 there is a namesake cutter USCGC
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continued this grueling grind until September 25, 1948. During December 1948, in company with
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on September 29, 1977 to Boston Metals Company of Baltimore, Maryland who then sold her for
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took her in tow, intending to take the research vessel out of the ice. On October 6, 1972,
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with the two "skins" being approximately 15 in (380 mm) apart, insulated with
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of varying sizes and shapes off the west coast of Greenland and the east coast of
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then made her way to the Great Lakes. On November 24, 1972 she rendezvoused with
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sailed from Baffin Bay around the southern tip of Greenland and berthed at
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probably making her the first US naval vessel to transit this sound since
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in tow, and made for Reykjavík. They arrived on October 23, 1972 and
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stations in the far north. The following year, on August 6, 1950,
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arrived in the Arctic on September 30, 1972 and began escorting
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arrived only to learn that the cable had already been repaired.
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for the first of many times in her career. Upon her return to
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was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard and re-designated as
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Upon her return to Boston, Massachusetts on March 31, 1948,
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departed Reykjavík on September 5, 1974 and sailed for the
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was ordered on an unusual winter penetration into northern
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had lost most of her rigging and her starboard propeller.
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Lightship after first dodging a storm by sailing towards
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and collided with the icebreaker, doing minor damage to
1784:. Annapolis, Maryland: US Naval Institute Press, 1990.
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when in Navy service, and unarmed for the Coast Guard.
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to the Union Minerals Company of Carey, New Jersey.
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947:penetrated unexplored areas in the Antarctic near
187:Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard on 20 October 1965
1742:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 101.
2212:List of cutters of the United States Coast Guard
1416:approximately 35 miles (56 km) west of the
613:. The island is named after the Native American
1782:U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990
1311:, Iceland and awaited the call for assistance.
1197:, Wisconsin to take part in a test, along with
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2217:List of icebreakers of the Royal Canadian Navy
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1740:U.S. Coast Guard Cutters and Craft, 1946-1990
1694:http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/datesapr.htm
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1777:Edisto Cutter File, USCG Historian's Office.
791:. That summer, during a training cruise to
712:Her outer hull plating was constructed with
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1608:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1349:U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters decided that
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99:1946 WPS yard, San Pedro, California, U.S.
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1805:This article incorporates text from the
1063:United States Department of the Treasury
881:, which had been damaged by ice and had
16:For other ships with the same name, see
1692:NHHC, Dates in American Naval History.
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1160:for the period of December 2–22, 1966.
1061:transfer agreement signed between the
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1772:Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
1326:, still icebound where it had struck
382:28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) max
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1067:United States Department of the Navy
1428:took over the towing and headed to
1386:once she made her new home port of
1156:and her crew were awarded the U.S.
505:1 × Mk 52 Mod 3 fire control radar
500:5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber
374:63 ft 6 in (19.4 m)
261:1963-1964 at Boston Naval Shipyard
91:(WPS), San Pedro, California, U.S.
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1669:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History
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1614:from the original on 2012-09-20
1585:from the original on 2012-10-15
1579:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History
1501:General Services Administration
1163:In 1967, while in company with
1119:spent the entire winter in the
677:of icebreakers operated by the
310:"Guardian of the Redwood Coast"
2147:Derivative modified Wind class
1526:National Defense Service Medal
1227:originally assigned the duty,
961:International Geophysical Year
730:had a double bottom above the
691:Western Pipe and Steel Company
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1671:. United States Coast Guard.
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1521:Coast Guard Unit Commendation
1158:Coast Guard Unit Commendation
611:Edisto Island, South Carolina
228:Edisto Island, South Carolina
79:Edisto Island, South Carolina
1258:slipped out of its tow with
634:San Diego County, California
1738:Scheina, Robert L. (1990).
1642:. NavSource Naval History.
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1056:During the summer of 1965,
874:, she successfully rescued
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402:model 8-1/8OP, 10-cylinder
163:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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785:United States East Coast
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509:M2 Browning machine guns
155:AGB-2 on 29 January 1949
89:Western Pipe & Steel
2153:Single ship derivatives
1532:Antarctic Service Medal
1250:s engines went out, so
765:5 in (127 mm)
609:. She was named after
329:General characteristics
2238:Wind-class icebreakers
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1610:. United States Navy.
1515:Awards and decorations
1093:. The icebreaker was
1036:On December 10, 1964,
1012:Prince Christian Sound
621:(WPB-1313). The newer
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1822:Accessed 20 DEC 2021.
1462:Private John R. Towle
1393:On November 10, 1972
1286:U.S. State Department
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1081:On October 20, 1965,
1004:Boston Naval Shipyard
928:exercises. In 1949,
651:Wind class icebreaker
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1014:instead of rounding
830:on this deployment,
664:Lieutenant Commander
632:and is stationed in
452:Boats & landing
2020:Royal Canadian Navy
1446:, studying some 35
1299:was unable to free
992:Richard Evelyn Byrd
896:The next cruise of
779:On April 11, 1947,
709:on March 20, 1947.
689:on May 15, 1945 at
530:Aviation facilities
115:Mrs. George B Gelly
39:(WAGB-284) underway
1943:United States Navy
1780:Scheina, Robert.
1699:2013-10-21 at the
1665:"USCG Icebreakers"
1636:"NavSource Edisto"
1557:2014-09-03 at the
1382:s crew would join
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887:Tunulliarfik Fjord
836:Operation Highjump
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