New STRI Research Vessel Urraca
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Creator: Barnes, Howard
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1994
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015, Box 2, Folder: June 1994
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's new research vessel, Urraca, named after a Panamanian Indian warrior, arrived in Panama in April 1994. Built in England in 1987, the Urraca has a crew of five and can accommodate scientific parties of up to 10. The research vessel is equipped with laboratories, darkroom, scuba-diving equipment, small boats and the latest in communications and navigation equipment. The vessel will give scientists the opportunity to work much farther afield, with larger and more sophisticated equipment.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Featured in Torch, June 1994
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015, Box 2, Folder: June 1994
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1994
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Panama
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Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 7w x 5h ; Type of Image: Other ; Medium: Photographic print