The Navy's construction battalion, or Seabees, got their start in Antarctica prior to the International Geophysical Year, spanning 18 months from 1957 through 1958.

In 1955, Seabees began deploying yearly to the continent of Antarctica. 9 Seabees and penguins are friends! In 1955, Seabees began deploying yearly to the continent of Antarctica. Drank with the Russians at Vostok. Seabee participation in the Korean War was not limited to amphibious operations. The Seabees first visited Antarctica in the immediate aftermath of World War II.

Beginning in 1955 Seabees began deploying yearly to the continent of Antarctica. Home at the end of a long day. Naval Construction Battalion 201. The Seabees legacy comes from the constructing of hundreds of miles of airstrips and roadways, the dredging of harbors and building of piers, while building anything and everything it took to accomplish the mission in whatever theater they were assigned going back to 1942.

Keeping the planes flying was a… This time, however, the destination was the Antarctic rather than the Arctic. Seabee Beginnings at the South Pole Seabees began construction on the first South Pole Station during the “Summer Season” of 1956-1957 - almost 20 years before their famous South Pole Dome. As participants in Operation "Deep Freeze," their mission was to build and expand scientific bases located on the frozen continent. Seabees and CEC at Antarctica, 1956 In the tradition of RADM Robert E. Peary, other Civil Engineer Corps officers, this time accompanied by Seabees, headed for freezing cold climes in the mid-1950s.
T heSeabees are theConstruction Battalions of the United States Navy. [1] Contents Jim Affeldt (McMurdo / Pole / Hallet / Vostok - 1968/69 72/73 75/76) - Rock Stream New York I worked in the McMurdo fabrication shop.
Beginning in 1955, Seabees began deploying yearly to the continent of Antarctica. Common Seabee activities, such as transporting simple construction materials or maintaining a runway, became dangerous when crossing a … Seabees faced unbelievably difficult conditions in Antarctica, which were amplified by the remote conditions of the South Pole. The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica. Did repairs at the Pole & Hallet. "I may be a seabee, but my wife is the queenbee.". Seabees faced unbelievably difficult conditions in Antarctica, which were amplified by the remote conditions of the South Pole. Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDU)s, Seabees outside the NCF