Profile: Ike Schlossbach

Abstract Born in Neptune, N J USA of immigrant stock in 1891, Issac Schlossbach became a graduate of the US Naval Academy and a pioneer in naval submarines and aviation. Invalided from the navy after the loss of one eye, he served with Sir Hubert Wilkins in the Nautilus submarine expedition to the A...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Goodrich, Peggy, Stonehouse, Bernard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1988
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Byrd
Wilkins
Nautilus
Schlossbach
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400008743
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400008743
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Summary:Abstract Born in Neptune, N J USA of immigrant stock in 1891, Issac Schlossbach became a graduate of the US Naval Academy and a pioneer in naval submarines and aviation. Invalided from the navy after the loss of one eye, he served with Sir Hubert Wilkins in the Nautilus submarine expedition to the Arctic in 1931, with Richard Byrd in Antarctica in 1933–35, and as navigator, pilot or observer in eight further north and south polar expeditions, He made his final visit to Antarctica with Operation Deepfreeze in 1960–61 at the age of 70, dying in his home town after a long and active retirement in 1984.

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