Tuck, United States Navy Antarctic Expeditions

This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Jack Tuck/United States Navy Antarctic Expeditions
  • Dates of Creation
    • 5 January to 30 June 1957
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Log book

Scope and Content

  • MS 513;BJ Log book, 5 January to 30 June 1957 [Daily unofficial narrative, South Pole Station] 1 volume

Administrative / Biographical History

With the establishment of permanent stations on Antarctica the United States navy began a series of annual voyages south to relieve the personnel. The South Pole Station was established during the summer season, 1956-1957. Now abandoned the United States maintain a presence at the pole with the Scott Amundsen station.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Additional Information

The Institute's Picture Library holds several collections containing photographs/negatives for various years of Operation Deep Freeze, a search of the Polar Pictures index found at www.spri.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fx.sp?DB=PolarPics will provide more information.