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113 VesselsTo ResupplyArctic PostsSEATTLE, June 11 W)—A total of 113 Ships has been assigned to this year’s resupply missions tothe distant-early-warning-line radar stations and other military outposts in the far north.A defense department list yesterday of vessels on the missions showed 33 from the military sea transportation service fleet, 33 other United States navy ships, four coast guard vessels, two Royal Canadian navy ships and 16 maritime administration freighters.Several of the vessels are now in Seattle.Mona Lisa OperationSeven ships are assigned to the “Mona Lisa” operations, taking supplies to bases on Alaska’s west coast. They are the Cossatot, a navy' tanker; the Valentine, navy refrigerated storeship; the White-marsh, landirfg shin, dock; the \ Sergt. Truman Kimbro and New ■ Zealand Victory, cargo ships, and the LST 1072 and LST 654, landing ships, tank. iOne cargo ship, the Washburn,! Jielc will take supplies to sealing stations in the Pribilof islands.Fifty vessels are assigned to Project 572 West, the supply mission from the Pacific side of the continent to distant-early-warning-line stations in Arctic Alaska and Canada. Most of these will depart from Seattle.SuOi
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Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Mon, Jun 11, 1956
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