Lieutenant Archie Patrick, striving to become a shellback, during Equator crossing ceremonies on the ESSA Ship DISCOVERER.
Image ID: ship0844, NOAA's Fleet Then and Now - Sailing for Science Collection Photographer: Monte Poindexter, National Weather Service • High Resolution Photo Available
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