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Log Books of the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, 19th and 20th Centuries USC&GSS Westdahl General description, specifications and time line |
On sea trials at Portland, OR (NOAA Photo, click images to enlarge) |
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(Ferdinand Westdahl, 1843-1919, served with Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1867 until his death)
Characteristics: Diesel-engined, built in Portland, Oregon 1929, 77ft long x 15ft beam x 7ft draft.
Log Period and Areas of Service: 1929-1946, Pacific coast, Alaskan waters.
Summary of Service
Surveying along US West Coast and Alaskan waters.
6 October 1935 - Towed fishing boat Diana from Admiralty Island to Juneau, Alaska
Fate: Unknown.
Links: NOAA History site, Wikipedia
A general note on the sources.