Revenue Cutter Bear 1

Starboard side view of United States Revenue Cutter Bear, a three-masted wooden barkentine with auxiliary steam power; ship at anchor; two lifeboats at side. Built in Greenock, Scotland in 1874 as a Newfoundland sealer; served Admiral Byrd on two Antarctic expeditions; served on Bering Sea Patrol; s...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Washington State Library
Subjects:
Sailing ships; Steam; Government vessels; Customs inspections; Law enforcement
Transportation & Travel; Politics
Government & Law
black-and-white photographs; negatives (photographic)
Antarctic
Bering Sea
Byrd
Antarc*
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/nols,3873
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Summary:Starboard side view of United States Revenue Cutter Bear, a three-masted wooden barkentine with auxiliary steam power; ship at anchor; two lifeboats at side. Built in Greenock, Scotland in 1874 as a Newfoundland sealer; served Admiral Byrd on two Antarctic expeditions; served on Bering Sea Patrol; sank in 1963 in North Atlantic. Written at bottom center/right of photo: "U.S.R.C. BEAR."

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