Arctic, Northern Atlantic, Northern Pacific, Antarctic regions (Geographic Keyword)
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Bear (1874-1963): An Analysis of Maritime Technological Innovation and Change (2024)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Built in 1874 as a British barkentine-rigged crew steamer, Bear served as a sealer for ten years. In 1884 the United States government conscripted Bear for the rescue of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. For the next 80 years Bear served as a cutter for the United States Revenue Cutter Service, a museum ship for the city of...