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![NOAA Launch 1257 cradled on the deck of USNS cargo ship prior totransport and transfer to government of Malta ship1428.jpg NOAA Launch 1257 cradled on the deck of USNS cargo ship prior totransport and transfer to government of Malta](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_ship1428.jpg)
Description
NOAA Launch 1257 cradled on the 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