USC&GS vessel SOSBEE. This vessel was used primarily for new equipment and methodology testing. In shipyard somewhere on the Gulf Coast.
Image ID: ship1604, NOAA's Fleet Then and Now - Sailing for Science Collection • High Resolution Photo Available
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