USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279) Wind-class icebreaker Ship

1960s

USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279) Wind-class icebreaker Ship

1960s

USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279) Wind-class icebreaker Ship

In October 1960, as part of Operation Deep Freeze, she departed Boston, passed through the Panama Canal, crossed the Pacific, visited New Zealand and McMurdo sound. Leaving Antarctica,

A forgotten part of NZ History

A Ship my Grandfather serviced on when it came to Lyttelton

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Contributor: Thomas Bernard (tdbnz)

Source: Entry in the 2021 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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