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HMS SATELLITE on left, USCS Steamer ACTIVE on right

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Description

HMS SATELLITE on left, USCS Steamer ACTIVE on right.Conducting surveys in support of the Northwest Boundary Commission.Ships at Esquimalt Harbor, near present day Victoria.

Credit

NOAA

Display Date

1857

Location

Canada, Esquimalt Harbor, Vancouver Island

Collection

Sailing for Science

Keywords

Survey Ships

1834-1899 Ships