1955/56 V2 details

General information

Season

1955/56

Voyage

V2

Ship

Kista Dan

Leader

Voyage Leader

Phillip Garth Law

Deputy Voyage Leader

Richard Hugh John Thompson

Voyage Objectives

Changeover Mawson, explore

Comments

This voyage carried the Mawson relief party and the first RAAF Antarctic Flight, led by Douglas W Leckie, to spend a winter on the continent. Beaver and Auster aircraft were landed. Approximately 1600 km of coastline were photographed. Landings were made at Lewis Island, the Balaena Islands, and on two islands in Vincennes Bay. Brief visits were paid to Mirny station, Heard Island and Iles Kerguelen. An aircraft hangar and five new huts were erected at Mawson during the 17 day changeover. The vessel was beset from 1 to 11 Feb.

Voyage Reports

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Schedule

From	Depart	To	Arrive
Melbourne	28-Dec-1955	islet a (Lewis Island)	7-Jan-1956
islet a (Lewis Island)	9-Jan-1956	islet b	19-Jan-1956
islet b	20-Jan-1956	islet c	21-Jan-1956
islet c	22-Jan-1956	Mirny	30-Jan-1956
Mirny	31-Jan-1956	Mawson	17-Feb-1956
Mawson	4-Mar-1956	Heard Island	9-Mar-1956
Heard Island	9-Mar-1956	Iles Kerguelen	11-Mar-1956
Iles Kerguelen	14-Mar-1956	Melbourne	26-Mar-1956

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

See the 1955/56 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.