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pl23_ship1427.jpg

NOAA Launch 1257 being lowered to deck of USNS cargo ship prior totransport and transfer to government of Malta

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NOAA Launch 1257 being lowered to deck of USNS cargo ship prior totransport and transfer to government of Malta.This launch and its sister vesselLaunch 1257 pioneered the development of automated hydrography in theCoast and Geodetic Survey.

Credit

NOAA Atlantic Marine Center Historical Photo

Collection

Sailing for Science