Boats - Sailing - Ships
Aug. 14, 1958 - Master Caption: Skate moored at drift station Alfa. Theskate (SSN-578) the second U.S submarine to reach the North Pole, has conducted under water studies in the arctic ocean, the nuclear-powered Submarine spent 10 days, 14 hours and traveled a total of 2, 405 miles under the ice pack. She surfaced nine times during this period as she followed herG-Zag path at the top of the world. One of the skates daily surfcings was wear the international geophysical year weather station Alpha which is manned by 29 civilians and military personnel conducting scientific research in the artic, Watching that Priscope come slowly up in the center of our little lake was the eeriest experience that i have ever had in my life; said Major Joseph P. Billota, Usaf station Alpha Commander, skate manuvered in an area North (F 80 degrees and visited the pole a second time on August 17, six day after here original visit there. TheSS skate (SSN-578) isoored to the ice pack at drift station Alpha after surfacing through one of the openings at the site. In the background Can be seen the Quonset typeuts that make up the remote international geophysical year weather station
