Revenue Cutter Bear 2
Starboard side view of United States Revenue Cutter Bear, a three-masted wooden barkentine with auxiliary steam power; dogs; dog sleds, and unidentified people beside ship; ship reflected in water in foreground. Built in Greenock, Scotland in 1874 as a Newfoundland sealer; served Admiral Byrd on two...
Format: | Still Image |
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Language: | unknown |
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Washington State Library
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Online Access: | http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/nols,3876 |
Summary: | Starboard side view of United States Revenue Cutter Bear, a three-masted wooden barkentine with auxiliary steam power; dogs; dog sleds, and unidentified people beside ship; ship reflected in water in foreground. 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. Caption on photograph reads: "The old vet, "The Bear." |
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