1950/51 V2 details
General information
- Season
- 1950/51
- Voyage
- V2
Ship
©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1951
- Catalogue id
- IA16920
- Caption
- SS River Fitzroy - Official No.159724. 5,001t gross, 2,780t net, 8,555t deadweight. Dimensions: 449ft 2ins x 56ft 8ins x 24ft 7ins. ....
- Photographer
- Unknown
Leader
Voyage Leader
Phillip Garth Law
Voyage Objectives
Changeover voyage
Comments
The charter of this iron ore freighter following the breakdown of HMAS Labuan enabled the long overdue relief of Macquarie Island to take place. One DUKW was lost at Lusitania Bay.
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 | 28-Apr-1951 | Hobart | 30-Apr-1951 |
| Hobart | 1-May-1951 | Macquarie Island | 4-May-1951 |
| Macquarie Island | 14-May-1951 | Port Kembla | 19-May-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
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.