Antarctic Shipping US - USCGC WAGB 279 Eastwind, Commissioned 1944, Coast Guard, Auxiliary, General, (WAG), Icebreaker. Displacement approx 6,515 tons full load. Antarctica.
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Antarctic Shipping US - USCGC WAGB 279 Eastwind, Commissioned 1944, Coast Guard, Auxiliary, General, (WAG), Icebreaker. Displacement approx 6,515 tons full load. Two mountains in Antarctica, Mt Schmidtman and Mt Naab, were named after two of her captains Antarctica.
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Antarctic Shipping US - USCGC WAGB 279 Eastwind, Commissioned 1944, Coast Guard, Auxiliary, General, (WAG), Icebreaker. Displacement approx 6,515 tons full load. Antarctica.
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Date made
c1950's
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Icebreaker, Eastwind, USCG, W279, Antarctica
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