Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Richard_E._Byrd
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1947-02-1947
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| gptkbp:fleetSize |
13 ships
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Operation Highjump
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Antarctica
|
| gptkbp:mainPersonnel |
over 4,700 men
|
| gptkbp:notableAircraft |
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Curtiss_R5C_Commando gptkb:Douglas_R4D_Skytrain |
| gptkbp:notableShip |
gptkb:USS_Mount_Olympus
gptkb:USS_Sennet USS Philippine Sea |
| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:The_United_States_Navy_Antarctic_Developments_Program,_1946–47
|
| gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
train personnel and test equipment in frigid conditions
develop techniques for establishing, maintaining, and utilizing air bases on ice establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV amplify existing knowledge of hydrographic, geographic, geological, meteorological, and electromagnetic propagation conditions in the area determine the feasibility of establishing, maintaining, and utilizing bases in the Antarctic and to investigate possible base sites consolidate and extend United States sovereignty over the largest practicable area of the Antarctic continent |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Little_America_IV gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd Antarctic exploration |
| gptkbp:result |
establishment of Little America IV
extensive aerial mapping of Antarctica |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1946-08-26
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Task_Force_68
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|