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![The names of the ships POLA and BLAKE inscribed on the facade of theOceanographic Museum of Monaco ship4517.jpg The names of the ships POLA and BLAKE inscribed on the facade of theOceanographic Museum of Monaco](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_ship4517.jpg?itok=Uv0Vyltx)
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The names of the ships POLA and BLAKE inscribed on the facade of theOceanographic Museum of Monaco. The BLAKE was the Coast and GeodeticSurvey Ship BLAKE which was memorialized because of its work in the Gulf Stream, the Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. It also was one of the most innovative ofNineteenth Century research vessels. (Image credit: Y. Berard)