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• U.S.S. Peacock

  The U.S.S. Peacock, a ten-gun, three-masted sloop, was the first ship outfitted by the U.S. government for scientific exploration. Part of the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 to explore and survey the Pacific Ocean, the Peacock sank at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1841.  Built in 1813 …

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