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George W. Littlehales

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From 1919 until retirement, Littlehales represented the United States at numerous hydrographic congresses and councils throughout the world.
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on June 9, 1883, but resigned from the Navy two years later to join the
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Naval History And Heritage Command (July 29, 2015).
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Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek Cemetery
United States of America
United States Navy
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
oceanographer
civil engineer
United States Hydrographic Office
United States Naval Academy
United States Hydrographic Office
Carnegie
navigation
terrestrial magnetism
oceanography
American Geophysical Union
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
Philosophical Society of Washington
American Society of Naval Engineers
Washington, D.C.
hydrographic
survey ships
USNS Littlehales (T-AGS-52)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
"Retirement of George Washington Littlehales"
"Littlehales II (AGSC-15)"
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Works by or about George W. Littlehales
Internet Archive

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