A PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING 



REPORTS ON SCIENTIFIC RESULTS 



OF 



Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 



MOTOR CRUISER VELERO III 



Under the direction of Captain Allan Hancock, master owner, 

 velero in has been making expeditions to tropical American 

 waters since 1931. By systematically covering the coast line of 

 Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the Gala- 

 pagos Islands with a series of stations now numbering 775, the 

 Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions are summarizing effectively the 

 work of the last hundred years of marine exploration in this area. 



Velero hi is an all-steel Diesel cruiser, 195 feet in length, with 

 a cruising radius of 12,000 miles, capable of operating independent 

 of supplies for a three months' period. Laboratory facilities, pho- 

 tographic darkroom, 4 auxiliary craft, dredging and sounding 

 equipment, modern navigation aids, live tanks, commodius quar- 

 ters for 14 scientists in addition to a crew of 18 make velero hi 

 ideally equipped for undertaking marine biological exploration. 





