Arctic cruise of H.M. Submarine Ambush , 1948
On 12 February 1948, H.M. Submarine Ambush sailed from Rothesay, Isle of Bute, to carry out a prolonged investigation into the effects of “snorting” in rough weather and conditions of extreme cold. H.M. Submarine Ambush , built since the end of the war, is a vessel of some 1350 tons surface displace...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400045162 2024-03-03T08:41:55+00:00 Arctic cruise of H.M. Submarine Ambush , 1948 Davies, A. G. 1950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400045162 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400045162 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 5, issue 40, page 557-559 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1950 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400045162 2024-02-08T08:38:49Z On 12 February 1948, H.M. Submarine Ambush sailed from Rothesay, Isle of Bute, to carry out a prolonged investigation into the effects of “snorting” in rough weather and conditions of extreme cold. H.M. Submarine Ambush , built since the end of the war, is a vessel of some 1350 tons surface displacement, 287 ft. long, embodying a large number of the latest developments including “snort” and radar. Apart from scientific measuring instruments, no special features were installed in the ship and her company, five officers and sixty men, was the normal crew with the addition of Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander W. H. Davidson, R.N., as observer for the Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory, and an assistant. No changes were made and no men were specially selected for the mission. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Davidson ENVELOPE(-44.766,-44.766,-60.766,-60.766) Polar Record 5 40 557 559 |
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On 12 February 1948, H.M. Submarine Ambush sailed from Rothesay, Isle of Bute, to carry out a prolonged investigation into the effects of “snorting” in rough weather and conditions of extreme cold. H.M. Submarine Ambush , built since the end of the war, is a vessel of some 1350 tons surface displacement, 287 ft. long, embodying a large number of the latest developments including “snort” and radar. Apart from scientific measuring instruments, no special features were installed in the ship and her company, five officers and sixty men, was the normal crew with the addition of Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander W. H. Davidson, R.N., as observer for the Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory, and an assistant. No changes were made and no men were specially selected for the mission. |
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