The wreck and salvage of SS Telefon

Abstract The steamship Telefon , an eight-year-old steel freighter used for carrying cargos to the Antarctic whaling ships of Chr. Christensen, struck a reef at the entrance to Admiralty Bay, South Shetland Islands, on 26 December 1908. Salvaged through the enterprise of Capt A. A. Andresen, of the...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Heyburn, Henry R., Stenersen, Gunnar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
South Shetland Islands
Admiralty Bay
Deception Island
Christensen
Port Foster
Andresen
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009980
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009980
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Summary:Abstract The steamship Telefon , an eight-year-old steel freighter used for carrying cargos to the Antarctic whaling ships of Chr. Christensen, struck a reef at the entrance to Admiralty Bay, South Shetland Islands, on 26 December 1908. Salvaged through the enterprise of Capt A. A. Andresen, of the Sociedad Ballenera de Magellanes, she was grounded in Port Foster, Deception Island, and eventually refloated and repaired to continue working with the whaling fleet.

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