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USC&GS ''Taku'' was a United States Coast and Geodetic Survey survey ship in service from 1898 to 1917. She was the only Coast and Geodetic Survey ship to bear the name. ''Taku'' was built by George Kneass at San Francisco, California, at a cost of $11,844.35 (USD) in 1898. The Coast and Geodetic Survey placed her in service that year. She spent her Survey career in the Pacific, primarily in the waters of the Territory of Alaska. On July 15, 1898 ''Taku'' arrived "in disabled condition" at St. Michael, Alaska while the new steamer ''Yukon'' was being assembled. Urgent repairs to ''Taku'' slightly delayed assembly of ''Yukon''. On July 30 she was seaworthy and ''Taku'' sailed at 2 p. m. on August 1, 1898 with a field party first to erect signals and do triangulation on St. Michael and Stuart Islands after which she departed for the mouth of the Kwiklok〔One of the outlets in the Yukon delta, now spelled Kwikluak ((Geographic dictionary of Alaska ))〕 for regular survey work. Tragedy struck ''Taku''s crew in 1910 when a member of her crew, Seaman H. Fitch, drowned when a small boat under sail was upset in Cordova Bay, Alaska. ''Taku'' was retired from Coast and Geodetic Survey service in 1917. == Notes == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USC&GS Taku」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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