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USS Glacier (AGB-4)
LTjg. Bernard Schenck Collection
(June-July 1958) Submitted by Marc Schenck
 Greenland continental ice sheet meets Baffin Bay |  LTjg. Schenck facing forward in heavy ice pack |  Open water with icebergs in the distance |  Ship with tenders at Thule |  Ice flow with convoy ship in the distance |
 Sikorsky UH-19B Chickasaw (S-55) on helicopter flight deck |  Helicopter crew in action |  Helicopter pilot and crew checking rotor |  Chickasaw approaching flight deck, crew visible at side door and pilot window |  Profile of Chickasaw in flight |
 H-13 Sioux helicopter, equipped with pontoons and television camera for remote viewing on bridge to check ice conditions |  Open water, Greenland coast in the distance |  Open water, icebergs in the distance |  Large iceberg |  View over the bow, icebergs in the distance |
 Icebergs and Greenland coast in the distance |  LTjg. Schenck on the bridge, remote steering controls to his left |  Looking sternward from the bow up at the superstructure |  Polar bear tracks on the ice pack |  Heavy ice pack |
 Heavy ice pack and icebergs |  Maintenance operations, H-13 Sioux helicopter |  H-13 Sioux helicopter on takeoff |  LT. Barnes, helicopter pilot on the bridge |  Norwegian fishing boat, Baffin Bay |
 Davis Strait, Glacier hard aground on reef, offloading LCVP's and whaler |  Davis Strait, Glacier hard aground, bow up on reef |  Davis Strait, lowering anchor to attempt winching ship off reef |  Davis Strait, lowering anchor to attempt winching ship off reef |  Glacierin drydock, view of damaged bow |
 Preparing the bow for "surgery", drydock, Boston, MA. |  Close-up of bow damage, drydock, Boston, MA. |  Stern view of twin screws, drydock, Boston, MA. |  Iceberg in distance, poor visibility |  Holding navigational instrument for bearings in poor weather |
 Looking over the bow in poor weather |  Open water and ice flows, overcast conditions |  Whiteout conditions, keeping the lane open, USS Edisto (AGB-2) |  Whiteout conditions, keeping the lane open, convoy ship in distance, USS Edisto (AGB-2) visible |  Whiteout conditions, keeping the lane open, USS Edisto (AGB-2) visible |
 USS Rushmore (LSD-14) with convoy ships in the ice pack |  Convoy ship in the distance encountering ice pack |  Fleet tug USSNipmuc (ATF-157) entering the ice pack |  Open water and icebergs, bow ramp of Higgins boat visible |  Open water, icebergs and convoy ship |
 Open water and Greenland coast |  Ltjg. Schenck and ENS. Dudley on bridge |  Merchant convoy ship in light ice pack |  Yankee tourist, courtesy of the US Navy |  Glacier hard aground, water line quite visible |
 LTjg. Schenck next to steering controls and navigational instruments |  ENS Dudley taking an azimuth bearing, goggles for sun glare |  Icebergs up close off the bow |  LTjg. Schenck on deck, Greenland coast and ice pack in distance |  Greenland coast and ice pack |
 Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw S-55 helicopters landing on flight deck |  Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw in flight |  Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw approaching helicopter flight deck |  Quonset huts, Thule DEW Line base, note hold down cables over huts |  Primitive conditions, Thule DEW Line base |
 Main Street, Thule DEW Line base |  Anchorage at Thule, fuel tanks on right |  USS Glacier helo on flight deck |  USS Edisto (AGB-2) underway with the Greenland coast in background |  Merchant ship escorted to Thule |
 Merchant ship at anchorage |  Helo approaching flight deck, crew member signaling |  Glacier in light ice and poor visibility conditions at anchorage, taken from helicopter |  Glacier in light ice and poor visibility conditions at anchorage, taken from helicopter |  Glacier in light ice at anchorage taken from helicopter |
 Pier at Thule, locals out to greet ship arrival |  Ice pack and merchant ship |  Ice pack, iceberg, and coastal geology of Greenland |  View over the bow, approaching Thule |  High mares tail cirrus clouds and rocky coastline of Greenland |
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