Comments by "Dave Sisson" (@Dave_Sisson) on "The Drydock - Episode 084" video.

  1. After the war Australia had a desperate shortage of shipping, but they were keen to establish bases in Antarctica and nearby islands. So they used a LST left over from the war to establish a base on ice covered Heard Island. The journey from Melbourne through the stormy Southern Ocean almost broke the flat bottomed LST's back a few times, but they arrived and set up a base near Antarctica in December 1947. However after the LST made it back to Australia, it was a write off.
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  2. Since this got a few likes, here's a link to the record of the Antarctic LST with photos. I can supply more info if Drach or anyone else wants to know more. http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/transportation/shipping/labuan
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