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Arturo Prat (Naval Base) [[underlined]] since 1955 [[/underlined]]

About [[strikethrough] 6/8 [[/strikethrough]] 4-5 men including a Lt. in charge were brought to ship last night 25th and half dozen of our people went over there, the wind got up so that they were unable to return (our boat was doing the ferrying. The two parties slept in the others bunks

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[[circled]] 70 [[/circled]]
Feb. 26
in Discovery Bay, anchored some distance from Prado station (Chile)
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Dredge haul made about 3 p.m. 31 fms.
Lt. Beam checked penguins on inhospitable looking Ash Pt shingle beach (spit) while with survey party, saw about 6 birds 5 gentoos and 1 chin strap.
Touring party.
Chin straps however predominate on rookeries were seen on these ids.

[[left margin, vertical wavy line]]  We took survey party (we went with) to Ash Pt hoping to pick up fish traps while they were ashore all we got done was 10 min townet haul, orders by radio were to let fish traps go till later which was done, while I went through mud haul made about time we left ship as we dropped "bucket" for Wright the "Bosun". Was 9:30 befor I got done with it; started on it right after supper first sizeable brachiopod size of nickel about.
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