Operation Highjump was a United States Navy operation in Antarctica from 1946-47, the largest effort in the southmost continent to this day. Admiral Richard E. Byrd's fleet was made up of 4,700 men serving on the following ships:
- 1 Aircraft carrier, newly commissioned (Philippine Sea - deck full of transport planes)
- 2 Destroyers Brownson and Henderson
- 2 Seaplane Tenders Pine Island and Currituck
- 2 Tankers Cacapon and Canisteo
- 2 Icebreakers Burton Island and USCGC Northwind
- 2 Supply ships Yancey and Merrick
- 1 Communications ship Mount Olympus
- 1 Submarine Sennet
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Operation Highjump is a frequent topic among UFO conspiracy theorists. It is claimed Highjump was in fact a covert US military operation to conquer the secret underground Nazi facilities in the Antarctica and capture the German Vril flying discs and Thule mercury-powered saucer spaceship prototypes. See nazi mysticism.
External links
Ship cover site with good history
Two versions of the UFO/Nazi theory:
