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The BLAKE anchored off WINDWARD Passage.George Belknap shipped Thomson piano wire machine to BLAKE in 1875Charles Sigsbee modified Thomson machine.Sigsbee sounding machine was the standard for many years (Image credit: NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations )
Credit
NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Nautical Charting
Bathymetry - Mapping the Features
Pre-1920
Keywords
Charting
Soundings
Bathymetry
Mechanical