USS Tuscarora (1861)

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  • 2 × 28,0 cm Dahlgrenkanonen
  • 6 × 32- pounder guns
  • 1 × 30 -pounder Parrot guns

The USS Tuscarora was a sloop of the United States, the 1874 Tiefseelotungen numerous in the northern Pacific conducted under Rear Admiral George Belknap, to explore a practical way for the relocation of a deep-sea cable between the United States and Japan.

The Tuscaraora began her trip to San Diego on the coast of California, Honolulu touched on Hawaii and Port Lloyd (today Futami port) on the Bonin Islands and reached Yokohama on April 22, 1874.

On the way home on June 8, the first line of the largest circle of Yokohama to Cape Flattery was taken ( in Vancouver ); However, it was found deeper than 4000 m, which are unsuitable for installation of deep-sea submarine cable due to the pressure. That's why you went back to Japan and chose a more northerly back.

Near the coast of Japan then we explored the largest current measured depth of the sea, called the Tuscarora depth.

Sloop-of-war Philadelphia Draft (hull) Full-rigged ship Dahlgren gun Counter admiral Deep sea
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