Talk:Operation Sea Orbit

The Starting and Stopping Points
Very oddly, the starting and stopping points for Operation Sea Orbit are not stated in this article, and neither is it stated that its start and stop were at the same place (or the same seaport). In contrast, the start and stop of the underwater circumnavigation of the globe by the nuclear submarine USS Triton (SSRN-586) is clearly stated in the article on that submarine. The official starting point and starting point were both just off the shore of the Brazilian St. Peter's and St. Paul's Rocks in the Central Atlantic Ocean. These and other points along the voyage were documented by many dated photographs that the crew of the Triton took through her periscope. (For example, they took pictures of Cape Horn, Easter Island, Guam, The Philippines, and many other places along the way.) Furthermore, the story of the voyage of the Triton also tells what seaport she left from one her way to those rocky islets in the mid-Atlantic, and where she went after re-visiting them on the completion of her circumnavigation. (Actually, I think that she went to visit some ports in Western Europe before returning to the U.S.)98.81.2.95 (talk) 03:49, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

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Aviation activities
From the article: "Operation Sea Orbit was the idea of Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., who saw the exercise – which demonstrated how nuclear-powered ships could operate unfettered by shore logistical ties – as a statement of American technical achievement similar to that of the coal-burning Great White Fleet in 1907–1909."

OK, but aircraft require fuel, and fuel needs to be replenished. Was there any flight activities during the operation? Were pilots able to maintain flight proficiency? Does anyone know? Tfdavisatsnetnet (talk) 01:25, 16 August 2023 (UTC)