O peration Ord er- 
CTU 4.3olo£ c Hoo 
U, S« Atlantic Fleet 
Commander Task Force FORTY-THREE 
(Corsaander. lh S 0 Naval Support Force, 
Antarctica) 
Advance Headquarters., Commander^ 
U, S„ Naval Support Force Antarctica 
Navy 5^1 j> Fleet Poet Office 
San Franc isco,. California 
Reft (a) NSF ltr of 8 Nov 1962 
(b) CTF-43 OPI.AN 1-62 
Enel:: (1) Investigation Data Sheet 
Task Organisation 
TO 43 vlul Palmer Peninsula Unit 
UZo S'. ATEN ISLAM) (AGB-5) 
lo General Situation: 
CDR. Price Lewis Jr c , f U5NR 
CDR Jo J 0 Metschel,. USN 
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CX o 
To penetrate Antarctic Sea rogions in vicinity of Palmer Peninsula 
to perform tasks as assigned by C1F-43 OPLAN I -62 
bo The only other known U* S 
USNS SI, TAN IN (T~AK« 2,70) c 
units or ships operating in the area is 
Assumption x 
(1) That ). cLS k Unit 43olol will be formed on. or about 5 January 1963 
(2) That CTG 43 .L-J.will depart in USS STATEN ISLAND (AGB-5) for Palmer 
Peninsula,, 
(3) That ice conditions will permit penetration of Antarctic region in 
vicinity of Palmer Peninsula to carry out mission, 
(4) That mission into Palmer Region will be accomplished by not later 
than 15 March 1963 o 
2, Mission 
a. To examine accessible coast line of Palmer Peninsula and its off lying 
islands between Bellingshausen Sea and the Bra /is field Strait and South Shetland 
Islands in order to locate a suitable site for possible installation of small 
scientific station during DEEP FREEZE 64c. 
As designated by reference (a) the following areas are considered 
biologically interesting by National Science Foundation 
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(1) Snow Hill Island area 
(2) de Gerlache Strait area 
(3) Grandidia Channel 
(4) Marin Darbel Bay 
(5) Adelaide Island 
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