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Sailors dance and entertain during shellback ceremonies aboard ice-breaker USS Edisto (AG-89) in the Pacific Ocean
Scenes from shell back initiation ceremonies aboard the USS Edisto in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors dressed in white robes act during the King Neptune ceremonies. They dance and entertain spectators. A sailor scrubs the ship deck. A sailor dressed as a pirate is taken away by the doctors. An officer shakes hands with the pirate. The ice-breaker USS Edisto (AG-89) was under the command of Commander E. C. Folger, USN. The ship was headed for Antartica, as part of the U.S. Navy Antarctic Development Project, a continuation of the 1947 "Operation High Jump."
Ensign Nelson and other sailors dressed in costumes during Shellback ceremonies aboard the USS Edisto (AG-89) in the Pacific
Shell back initiation ceremonies underway aboard The USS Edisto in the Pacific Ocean. Ensign Nelson, dressed as a cigarette girl, sits on a ladder and hands out gum and cigarettes to the sailors. The sailors tease him about his dress. They break an egg on a Pollywog's head. Another sailor act as a dog and follows his master with a rope in his neck. Doctor Savage dressed as a doctor examines the Pollywog. The ice-breaker USS Edisto (AG-89) was under the command of Commander E. C. Folger, USN. The ship was headed for Antartica, as part of the U.S. Navy Antarctic Development Project, a continuation of the 1947 "Operation High Jump."
Lieutenant Tracy boards a Sikorsky S-51 U.S. Navy helicopter (HO3S-1A) on the deck of the USS Edisto (AG-89) in the Pacific Ocean
Excellent views of a U.S. Navy HO3S-1A helicopter. (This is the U.S. Navy version of the Sikorsky S-51, also known as an H-5). This particular helicopter is one of the first four Sikorsky S-51 helicopters ordered by the U.S. Navy in 1946 for use in Operation High Jump operations in Antarctica. The helicopter on the ship deck in the Pacific Ocean . U.S. Navy Lieutenant Tracy gets onto the helicopter. The helicopter takes off from the ship deck. The navy helicopter comes back in for a landing. Lieutenant Tracy gets off the helicopter and crew members secure it on the flight deck.
U.S. Navy F4U Corsair aircraft flying in formation over the Pacific Ocean
U.S. Navy peace time operations in the Pacific. U.S. Navy F4U Corsair aircraft in flight. The aircraft flying in formation. Aerial view of the ground. The aircraft in flight over the clouds.
United States Armed Forces Radio WXLI broadcasts in Guam, Mariana Islands.
United States Armed Forces Radio Station in Guam, Mariana Islands. Sign reads 'Armed Forces Radio Station WXLI The Pacific Ocean Network'. Radio broadcasting room with a group of native people singing. Broadcaster speaks.
United States sailors participate in Shellback initiation ceremony aboard the USS Edisto (AG-89)
Shellback initiation ceremony aboard the ice-breaker USS Edisto (AG-89), under the command of Commander E. C. Folger, USN. The ship was headed for Antartica, as part of the U.S. Navy Antarctic Development Project, a continuation of the 1947 "Operation High Jump." Commander Nutt and Mr Grace serve as officers of the deck during King Neptune's shell back ceremony. Mr Grace uses two toilet rolls as binoculars and looks through them. The crew search for Davy Jones. Mr Boffa , a civilian dressed in a costume, also looks for Davy Jones. Mr. Malcolm Davis of the Washington Zoo is seen. A pollywog officer on the deck. He reports to the officer that they could not find Davy Jones.