Image: Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer BLAKE Washington Navy Yard
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Description: Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer Blake. In service 1874-1905. Conducted classic Gulf Stream studies under J. E. Pillsbury. Many innovations on this ship -- steel cable for deepsea dredging and Sigsbee Sounding Machine, Pillsbury current meter, and deepsea anchoring techniques. In: Deep-Sea Sounding and Dredging, by Charles D. Sigsbee. Call Number GC75.S53 1880.
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