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| Keywords: USCGC Glacier nearing the ice pier.jpg The icebreaker USCGC Glacier is shown approaching Winter Quarters Bay harbor at en McMurdo Station Antarctica A cargo vessel is seen in the left foreground docked at a floating en ice pier It appears that the cargo ship has just arrived at the dock Not having tugboat assistance a ship would typically first make a landing with its bow against the pier The freighter then reverses its engine after securing a bow line to the dock so as to warp the stern or rear of the ship against the pier The U S Navy commissioned the Glacier in August 1955 after which she participated in the first en Operation Deep Freeze 1955-1956 Deep Freeze I included the construction of McMurdo Station shown here in later years The Navy transferred the Glacier to the U S Coast Guard in 1966 The Glacier's service of more than 30 years service as an icebreaker ended in 1987 Reference http //www glaciersociety org/learn/learn htm The Glacier Society PD-USGov original upload log page en wikipedia Uscgc_glacier jpg 2006-12-21 02 42 Fishdecoy 2003×1602×8 4786040 bytes <nowiki> Summary The icebreaker USCGC Glacier is shown here maintaining a shipping channel for a cargo vessel docked at an ice pier at the U S base at McMurdo Station Antarctica The U S Navy commissioned the Glacier in August 1955 after which she particip</nowiki> Piers in unidentified countries Ross Island USCGC Glacier WAGB 4 Sea ice Aerial photographs of McMurdo Station Ships in ice Icebreakers | ||||
