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Operation Blue Jay - 1951 USS E. B. Hall APD 107 On the Way
Short film of Operation Blue Jay
Thule, Greenland
USS Earl B. Hall, APD 107 at Sea
Passing Icebergs on way to Thule off Port Bow
Thule, Greenland
USS Earl B. Hall, APD 107 at Sea
Passing Icebergs on way to Thule off Port Bow
Beautiful summer night on way to Thule,Greenland
Thule,Greenland
Icebergs in Greenland
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APD 107 USS E.B.HALL WITH PHOTOGRAPHER GEORGE PANOS
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Bridge Gang of the E.B.Hall, APD 107
George Panos at the helm of the E.B.Hall
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Sights from the E.B. Hall APD 107
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Monday, January 09, 2006
Ice and more Ice
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USNS Sappa Creek After hitting an Iceberg
The location of Thule, 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle, required the ships to sail in company with icebreakers from the Canadian and American Navy and Coast Guard. Due to the heavy flow ice, ships needed to depart by early September, or face a winter trapped in the ice. The mission posed serious dangers to the crews and ships. The tanker USNS Sappa Creek experienced a radar malfunction and while in reduced visibility struck an iceberg and suffered severe damage to its bow, but was able to continue its mission.
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USS Deuel APA160 as seen from the USS E.B.Hall On the way to Greenland
At Thule Airbase
Glacier at Greenland
Icebergs in Greenland
Tour of Glacier at Greenland
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Recommissioned 7 December 1950, Earle B. Hall sailed from Jacksonville, 19 December, for her home port, Norfolk. After refresher training, she departed 29 May 1951, for a 3-month northern cruise, supplying such outposts as Grondal, Greenland. Returning to Norfolk, she trained Marines in amphibious warfare off Onslow Beach, N.C., and in the CaribbeanAfter World War II, Air Force planners began to examine the feasibility of establishing a bomber base at Thule. The remote weather station's location was perfect -halfway between Moscow and New York- to stage long range B-52 bombers, and even more ideal to host interceptors. Thus in 1951, the Air Force secretly began construction on the base in an effort dubbed Operation Blue Jay. The project was massive. According to Thule's website: The construction is said to have been comparable in scale to the enormous effort required to build the Panama Canal. The Navy transported the bulk of men, supplies, and equipment from the shipyards in Norfolk, VA. On 6 June 1951, an armada of 120 shipments sailed from Norfolk. 12,000 men and 300,000 tons of cargo arrived at Thule on 9 July 1951. Construction took place around the clock. The workers lived on-board the ship until quarters were built. Once they moved into the quarters, the ships returned home. (source: officersclub.blogspot.com)
