Coast Guard Cutters (CGC) Absecon, Barataria, and Bibb : part 1, Absecon and Barataria

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Abstract

This item is part 1 of a 2 part logbook containing cruise data from the three different Coast Guard Cutter vessels Absecon (March 03, 1961 to April 19, 1963), Barataria (July 25 to August 10, 1962), and Bibb (June 21, 1960 to December 03, 1963). Part 1 contains data on Absecon and Barataria. Also includes a 10 page "Listing of all samples collected at the Coast Guard weather Stations 1959-1963". The bulk of the collection consists of data sheets recording the following information: "opening and closing plankton tows", "Nansen bottles", ship and cruise no., station no., sample number, total no. samples, coordinates, date, local time, tow type, net in, net out, length of tow, wire angle at max depth, flowmeter reading, corrected depth range, flowmeter no., displacement vol., flowmeter calibration factor, corrected displ. vol., vol. H20 filtered, wire angle information, sky condition, sea condition, surface water temperature, BT slide data, BT temperatures, surface salinity, core no., comments (successful? If not why?), observer name.

Date Range

1961-1963

Start Date

Mar 03, 1961

End Date

Apr 19, 1963

Access Information

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Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Plankton
  • Invertebrates
  • Marine biologists
  • Marine biology

Place

  • Labrador Sea
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North Atlantic Ocean

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Logbooks

Accession #

SIA Acc. 09-008

Collection name

Allan W. H. Bé papers, circa 1953-1969

Physical Description

1 logbook

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 7 Folder 13