The Voyage of the "Snowbird II"

Account of the trip of the converted U.S. Navy landing ship medium, Snowbird II, from Vancouver, B.C. to Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island, 1948, to supply the Royal Canadian Mounted Police post there. Describes special features of the ship, and her movements in the ice of Beaufort Sea and Canadian str...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Alexander, S.E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1949
Subjects:
Cambridge Bay
Arctic
Beaufort Sea
Victoria Island
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67026
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Summary:Account of the trip of the converted U.S. Navy landing ship medium, Snowbird II, from Vancouver, B.C. to Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island, 1948, to supply the Royal Canadian Mounted Police post there. Describes special features of the ship, and her movements in the ice of Beaufort Sea and Canadian straits, aided by air reconnaissance.

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