VOYAGE OF MV KISTA DAN 1956/57 V 2 - Changeover Mawson, estab. Davis

Voyage - 1956/57 V 2 - Changeover Mawson, estab. Davis
VOYAGE OF MV KISTA DAN
Expedition Leader: Phillip Garth Law
Ship Captain: K Hindberg

Voyage Support:
Deputy Voyage Leader Louis Edward (Lem) Macey
Army DUKWs:
Lieut K Gallasch OIC Dukws RAASC
Lieut D Solomon Dukw Driver
Lieut W Gray Dukw Driver
RAAF Antarctic Flight:
F/Lt I Groves RAAF Antarctic Flight Pilot for Mawson 1958

J G Dyer US Observer, boarded at Vincennes Bay 25 January from USCGS Glacier

Round Trip: 

Itinerary:	      Arrive     Depart

Melbourne             11 Dec 56  17 Dec 56
Vestfold Hills area   10 Jan 57	
Davis                 11 Jan 57
Davis site	      12 Jan 57  20 Jan 57
Vincennes Bay 	      25 Jan 57  25 Jan 57
Mawson		       2 Feb 57  17 Feb 57
Davis	              20 Feb 57  21 Feb 57
Iles Kerguelen 	      27 Feb 57  27 Feb 57
Melbourne	      12 Mar 57

This 11,560 nautical mile (21,410 km) voyage established Davis station in the
Vestfold Hills on 13 January.  Kista Dan then made a rendezvous with United
States ships Glacier, Arneb and Grenville Victory at the Vincennes Bay ice
edge to collect ANARE expeditioners on board and refuel.  (Hannan, Wheeler, 
Johns, Arnel, King, Lee and Nilsson boarded Northwind in Wellington,NZ and 
boarded Kista Dan in Vincennes Bay 25 Jan 1957). Mawson was relieved
and new buildings completed.  A field station was established near Taylor 
Glacier, 100km west of Mawson, and was relieved by air every 6 weeks.
Coastal air reconnaissance continued. 

reference "Antarctic Events Database" data of the Australian Antarctic Data Center