Gosnold, 1962-1973
Scope and Content Note
The series contains logs, notebooks and data from work conducted aboard the Gosnold.
Dates
- 1962-1973
Access
Open: materials are available for research.
Historical Note
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution purchased Explorer , a coastal cargo ship, in March 1962 from a marine salvage yard. As a way of distinguishing this ship from the many other "Explorers" in existence, it was named Gosnold by its master Harry Seibert, naval architect John Leiby, and Port Captain John Pike in honor of the captain Bartholomew Gosnold, the first European to land and settle in Woods Hole (1602). The vessel made 206 cruises from Maine to South America and out to Bermuda, covering all types of ocean sciences. Gosnold was transferred to the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Florida, in October 1973, where it continued to work.
Specifications
- Built: 1943 for theUS Army atKewanuee Shipbuilding Co.
- Length: 99'
- Beam: 21'6"
- Draft: 11'
- Capacity: crew - 6, science - 7
- Names:Explorer (F-76) 1943-1962,Gosnold
[Taken from the entry on the Gosnold in the list of Vessels and Submarines owned, operated or leased by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1930 - present.]
Extent
3.25 boxes (4 lin. ft.)
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Logs are arranged by cruise number, and chronologically thereunder.
Separated Material
Photographs of sparker pulse graphs from cruise 46 were removed to the Image collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository