1949/50 V1 details

General information

Season

1949/50

Voyage

V1

Ship

LST 3501 (later HMAS Labuan)

Leader

Voyage Leader

Trevor G Heath

Voyage Objectives

Changeover voyage

Comments

This voyage performed the second relief of Heard Island and delivered 12 Huskies. A volcanic eruption was observed at Heard Island on 20 Feb 1950. Sites for the meteorological and seismic huts were selected. An emergency provision depot at Spit Bay was erected. A dog pen was constructed. The ship called at Iles Kerguelen to collect diesel fuel for MI.

Voyage Reports

No reports known - if you know of any, please contact the Data Centre and we can add them.

Schedule

From	Depart	To	Arrive
Melbourne	18-Jan-1950	Albany	29-Jan-1950
Melbourne	23-Jan-1950	Melbourne	18-Jan-1950
Albany	31-Jan-1950	Atlas Cove, Heard Island	11-Feb-1950
Atlas Cove, Heard Island	24-Feb-1950	Iles Kerguelen	25-Feb-1950
Iles Kerguelen	1-Mar-1950	Albany	11-Mar-1950
Albany	12-Mar-1950	Melbourne	17-Mar-1950

See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.

See the 1949/50 Voyage Schedule for other voyages for this season.

Voyage track

Spatial bounds of voyage

No track has been constructed.

Voyage Data and Activities

Voyage activities

There are no data related activities recorded for this voyage.

Weather

There is no weather data for this voyage.

Science Projects

Note - this page lists projects where there has been some requirements logged. This may include requests that are not directly associated with any science performed on the ship.

No Australian Antarctic Science Projects for voyage. See Current and Previous Projects for details on other projects.