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Description
NOAA Ship RESEARCHER patch commemorating formation of NOAA. Althoughpatch appears to read October 8, 1970, the date of formation of NOAA was October 3, 1970. Patch commemorates traditional mission of C&GS; combined with newmissions of global oceanography.
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey