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cable being towed, greatly added to the difificulties of 

 making successful hauls. The powerful engines of the 

 "Galathea" put her in a more fortunate situation. More- 

 over, essential parts of her gear, especially the electric 



Fig. 48. Our largest deep-sea fish 



winch and the tapering steel cables, were taken over 

 from the "Albatross," and the same type of fathometer 

 was used for controlling the depth and studying the 

 configuration of the bottom over which the trawling 

 was carried out. The brief description given below of a 



