Wyatt Earp (Ship)
Variant namesHistory notes:
The Wyatt Earp purchased by the American explorer and aviator, Lincoln Ellsworth, for his 1933 Antarctic expedition, refitted and sheathed with oak and armour plate, and renamed Wyatt Earp after the marshal of Dodge City and Tombstone, Arizona. Wyatt Earp was used on four of Ellsworth's Antarctic expeditions between 1933 and 1939, primarily as a base ship for his aircraft.
Links to collections
Antarctic field photographs, 1934-1935.
New York State Historical Documents Inventory
Travel photographs, 1933-1934.
New York State Historical Documents Inventory
Related names in SNAC
ownedBy
Ellsworth, Lincoln, 1880-1951
This may take some time to compute.
associatedWith
Polar Star (Airplane)
associatedWith
Ellsworth Expedition to Graham Land (1934-1934)
associatedWith
Ellsworth Trans-Antarctic Flight Expedition (1933-1934)
This may take some time to compute.
Collection Locations
no collection locations known
Comparison
This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.
- Added or updated
- Deleted or outdated
Information
Subjects:
not available for this record
Occupations:
not available for this record
Places:
not available for this record
Variant Names
HMAS Wyatt Earp (Ship)
HMAS Wyatt Earp
