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Hydrographic survey operations on the Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BACHE

Description

Hydrographic survey operations on the Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BACHE.Note two officers with sextants observing horizontal angles and leadsman in thesounding barrel.

Photographer

Archival Photograph by Mr. Steve Nicklas

Display Date

1916 Ca.

Collection

Sailing for Science
Early Twentieth Century Vessels 1900 - 1939

NOAA Affiliation

NGS
RSD

Keywords

Survey Ships