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NOAA Ship RAINIER

Description

NOAA Ship RAINIER. The last NOAA ship under sail. Holding its head into thewind while anchored off the windward coast of the Big Island conductinglaunch operations. Staysail helped minimize rolling. Note brown stack.

Display Date

1980

Location

Hawaii, Hawaii south coast

Collection

Sailing for Science
The Active Fleet

Keywords

Survey Ships
1960- Ships