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Item
Title
D47925-2
Date(s)
- 1950-02 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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The 87-foot exploratory vessel John R. Manning, constructed by the Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, was driven by a 6-cylinder, 11 1/2" x 15" Washington Iron Works diesel engine delivering 300hp at 325 rpm. Based in Honolulu, the ship made extensive explorations into the central Pacific.
Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma);