Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer BLAKE. In service 1874-1905.Conducted classic Gulf Stream studies under J. E. Pillsbury. Many innovationson this ship -- steel cable for deepsea dredging and Sigsbee Sounding Machine, Pillsbury current meter, and
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Date: 1880?
Credit: NOAA Central Library
Location: Washington Navy Yard
Subject: Oceanographic Ships
Subject: 1834-1899 Ships
Subject: Oceanography