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Description
Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer BLAKE - in service 1874-1905.Note cable leading from bow, ship anchored in 600 fathoms.This vessel pioneered deepsea anchoring under John Elliott Pillsbury.Current surveys in the Windward Passage. (Image credit: NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations)
Credit
NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations
Display Date
1888?
Location
Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage
Collection
Sailing for Science
Nineteenth Century Coast and Geodetic Survey Ships
Keywords
Oceanographic Ships
1834-1899 Ships
Oceanography
Currents