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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.Current surveys in the Windward Passage.

Credit

NOAA Central Library

Location

Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage

Collection

Sailing for Science

Nineteenth Century Coast and Geodetic Survey Ships

Keywords

Oceanographic Ships

1834-1899 Ships

Oceanography

Currents