Task Force 68

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1946-1947
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Task Force 68
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:mission Antarctic exploration
establishing research bases
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Highjump
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Mount_Olympus
gptkb:USS_Sennet
USS Philippine Sea
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 4,000
gptkbp:numberOfShips 13
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:purpose consolidating and extending United States sovereignty over the largest practicable area of the Antarctic continent
training personnel and testing equipment in frigid conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4