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NOAA Photo Library Image - ship1502

NOAA Ship BELL SHIMADA on its maiden voyage. A double rainbow portending good fortune for the BELL M. SHIMADA as it spends its first days in the ocean that will be its home.

Image ID: ship1502, NOAA's Fleet Then and Now - Sailing for Science Collection
Location: Pacific Ocean, Tropical East
Photographer: Allen Shimada, NOAA/NMFS/OST


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