Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer BLAKE - in service 1874-1905.Note cable leading from bow, ship anchored in 600 fathoms.This vessel pioneered deepsea anchoring under John Elliott Pillsbury.Current surveys in the Windward Passage.
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Date: 1888?
Credit: NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations
Location: Caribbean Sea, Windward Passage
Subject: Oceanographic Ships
Subject: 1834-1899 Ships
Subject: Oceanography
Subject: Currents