USS Albany 



A first-class sloop-of-war built in 1846 by New York Navy Yard. 1854 she sailed from Aspinwall, Panama enroute to New York 



She was assigned special survey duty in 1852 in the North and was never heard from again. 



Atlantic under the direction of Matthew Maury. In September Length: 163' 6" Displacement: 1,064 tons 



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USS Dolphin 



A brig built in 1836 by the New York Navy Yard. Dolphin was 

 one of the three ships {Taney and Albany the other two) 

 assigned to Maury as authorized by Congress "for testing new 

 routes, and perfecting the discoveries made by Maury in the 

 course of his investigations of winds and currents of ?he oceans." 



This special duty, concentrated in the North Atlantic, com- 

 menced in 1852 and ended in 1854. /)o/p/((n s career ended at 

 Norfolk Navy Yard in April 1961 when she was burned by 

 Union forces to prevent her falling into Confederate hands. 



Length: 88' Displacement: 224 tons 



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