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Charles D

Description

Charles D. Sigsbee.Commanded the Coast Survey Steamer BLAKE.Invented Sigsbee Sounding MachineWith Alexander Agassiz was first to use steel cable for deepsea oceanography.Known for commanding the MAINE when sunk at Havana

Credit

NOAA Central Library

Display Date

1890?

Category

NOAA People
Coast & Geodetic Survey

Keywords

Personnel
Single Portrait
Charles D. Sigsbee