USS Wyandot KA-92

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DescriptionIn the spring of 1955, Wyandot joined Task Force 43 for "Operation Deep Freeze I" in the Antarctic. After a brief yard availability, the ship loaded supplies and equipment at Davisville, Rhode Island, and shifted to Norfolk, from whence she departed on 14 November. Sailing via the Panama Canal and Lyttelton, New Zealand, Wyandot arrived at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on 27 December. While in those cold southern latitudes, she served as the flagship for Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, officer-in-charge of the Antarctic programs.
She was then assigned to "Operation Deep Freeze II" in 1956. Wyandot rendezvoused with Staten Island (AGB-5) near the Panama Canal Zone before both continued on for Antarctica, arriving on 15 December at the Weddell Sea pack ice and then breaking through the Antarctic Circle on 20 December en route to Cape Adams. In 1957 Staten Island led Wyandot from Cape Adams to Gould Bay where Ellsworth Station was then assembled.
After establishing the base at "Little America", Wyandot returned home and operated with the Atlantic Fleet into the late 1950s.(Wikipedia)ProgrammeTrans Antarctic ExpeditionSeason1956-1958Date Taken1956-1958 SeasonOriginalSlideLocationMcMurdo SoundGeolocation^[1]Position

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