1950/51 V1 details

General information

Season

1950/51

Voyage

V1

Ship

LST 3501 (later HMAS Labuan)

Leader

Voyage Leader

Phillip Garth Law

Voyage Objectives

Changeover voyage

Comments

The relief of the Heard Island station. Sixteen huskies, including seven pups were loaded in Melbourne. A shortage of fresh water forced the ship to leave Heard Island for Iles Kerguelen in Feb. Two magnetic huts were erected at West Bay. Two dozen Macaroni penguins were embarked for an experiment in controlled migration. The ship suffered a succession of mechanical problems on the voyage and both boilers lost steam on the 27 Feb. Extensive damage on the homeward voyage required Labuan to be towed 300 km to Fremantle by the Karangi. The vessel was then withdrawn from service by the RAN.

Voyage Reports

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Schedule

From	Depart	To	Arrive
Melbourne	16-Jan-1951	Albany	21-Jan-1951
Albany	22-Jan-1951	Heard Island	5-Feb-1951
Heard Island	8-Feb-1951	Iles Kerguelen	9-Feb-1951
Iles Kerguelen	12-Feb-1951	Heard Island	13-Feb-1951
Heard Island	17-Feb-1951	Fremantle	1-Mar-1951

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

See the 1950/51 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

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Weather

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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.