362 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



THE GRAMPUS. 



K. — My association with the schooner Grampus has been so intimate 

 in the past, and her work being to a large extent connected with a 

 study of the deep-sea fisheries, it seems appropriate that mention 

 should be made of her here. 



I held command of the vessel from the time she went into commis- 

 sion, on June 5, 188G, until the organization of the Division of Fish- 

 eries, though most of the time I have been on special detached duty, 

 in Washington or elsewhere. 



My official connection with the schooner ceased on the day of my ap- 

 pointment in charge of the division, and on the following day (May 25, 

 1888) the first mate, Oapt. D. E. Collins, who had been acting master 

 for the most of the time since the vessel was built, was promoted to 

 full command ; Mr. E. E. Hahn, the second mate was made first mate, 

 and Mr. Frauk Conley was appointed second mate. 



In preceding pages allusion has been made to the work accomplished 

 by the Grampus during the year, haviug a special bearing on the com- 

 mercial phases of the fisheries. Reference is made to a report upon 

 her operations, pp. 491-508 of this volume, for more detailed information, 

 and also to pages 437-490 for a report which I have prepared upon her 

 construction, etc. 



