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pl23_ship1617.jpg

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Lt.(j.g.) Albert Theberge on formerly USC&GS; Ship SURVEYOR, now NOAAShip SURVEYOR, as it returns to Seattle in November, 1970. The ship steamed(and it was the last steamer in the USC&GS; fleet) 63,000 nautical miles thatyear on survey operations, equivalent to more than 2 1/2 times around theEarth.

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Sailing for Science