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Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer BLAKE. In service 1874-1905.Conducted classic Gulf Stream studies under J. E. Pillsbury. Many innovationson this ship -- steel cable for deepsea dredging and Sigsbee Sounding Machine, Pillsbury current meter, and deepsea anchoring techniques. In: Deep-SeaSounding and Dredging, by Charles D. Sigsbee. Call Number GC75.S53 1880. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library)