page_title: USS Mount Olympus
hierarchical_section_title: USS Mount Olympus
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy command ship USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8) moored on the ice while supporting Operation Highjump. The attack transports USS Yancey (AKA-93) and USS Merrick (AKA-97) are visible in the background.
context_page_description: USS Mount Olympus was a Mount McKinley-class amphibious force command ship, named for the highest peak in the Olympic Mountains of the State of Washington. She was designed to be an amphibious forces flagship—a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations.
context_section_description: USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8) was a Mount McKinley-class amphibious force command ship, named for the highest peak in the Olympic Mountains of the State of Washington. She was designed to be an amphibious forces flagship—a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations.
caption: USS Mount Olympus moored in Antarctica, 1946-47
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