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Seaman Jesse Byrd digging a hole to place batteries for Del Norte super-high-frequency navigation system

Description

Seaman Jesse Byrd digging a hole to place batteries for Del Norte super-high-frequency navigation system. Batteries would be placed in box and chained tostand. If left out, they were subject to disappear.

Photographer

Captain Albert E. Theberge

Location

Georgia's Golden Isles

Collection

Sailing for Science

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Corps (ret.)