United States Bureau of Fisheries, Records, circa 1877-1948
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 7 Folder 16
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Logbooks
Place:
United States
California
San Francisco Bay
Date Range:
1912
Start Date:
19120430
End Date:
19120722
Abstract:
Original logbook of the Albatross, dredge numbers 5779-5784, hydro 5109-5134, 30 April to 22 July 1912. Data recorded include survey and dredge number (no.), date, sdg. machine, reel, lead, turns, correction, depth, sdg. cup, amt. bot'm sample, bottom, bottom temperature, number and make of thermometer, correction, bottom reading, corrected temperature, air temperature, surface temperature, density, wind, baromet., clouds, state of sea, weather, direction and force of current, tide, general locality, position, chart used, drift, depth of haul, apparatus and rig used, time towing, deck officer, recorder, sounding wire readings, dredge cable, and general remarks. Localities are not named within the logbook, but according to Albatross history, the ship was in San Francisco Bay during this time.
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