1954/55 V2 details
General information
- Season
- 1954/55
- Voyage
- V2
Ship
©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1955
- Catalogue id
- IA26023
- Caption
- Kista Dan
- Photographer
- Albion, Patrick
Leader
Voyage Leader
Phillip Garth Law
Voyage Objectives
Changeover Mawson, close Heard
Comments
The ship called at Heard Island to load 15 dogs and their kennels for Mawson. An astrofix was made at the Larsemann Hills for mapping purposes, and a coastal survey done from there to Mawson. This voyage relieved Mawson on 9 Feb, where the ship was blown aground temporarily on 19 Feb. The program of summer exploration of Princess Elizabeth Land continued with scientific parties working on Magnetic Island, in the Vestfold Hills, and in Prydz Bay. The first ascent was made of Mt Henderson, near Mawson. Oceanographic studies were made before and after the relief operation. The Heard Island station was evacuated on 9 Mar after seven years of occupation.
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 | 7-Jan-1955 | Heard Island | 23-Jan-1955 |
| Heard Island | 25-Jan-1955 | Vestfold Hills | 30-Jan-1955 |
| Vestfold Hills | 1-Feb-1955 | Larsemann Hills ASMA | 1-Feb-1955 |
| Larsemann Hills ASMA | 6-Feb-1955 | Mawson | 9-Feb-1955 |
| Mawson | 1-Mar-1955 | Atlas Cove, Heard Island | 5-Mar-1955 |
| Atlas Cove, Heard Island | 9-Mar-1955 | Iles Kerguelen | 10-Mar-1955 |
| Iles Kerguelen | 11-Mar-1955 | Melbourne | 23-Mar-1955 |
See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.
See the 1954/55 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.