Hassler (vessel)

The United States Coast Survey Schooner Hassler was the first iron-hulled steamship used in the service of the U.S. Coast Survey.

Ship history

Plans for a new ship to chart the waters of U.S. Pacific Coast were drawn up in early 1870 by Carlile Patterson, the Hydrographic Inspector of the U.S. Coast Survey. Patterson called for an iron-hulled ship of about 325 tons, with a draft of no more than 9 feet (2.7 m) and a top speed of 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). He required that the ship used no more than 2½ tons of coal per day, and could hold two months provisions for a crew of 37. The resulting ship was built in 1871 at the River Iron Works in Camden, New Jersey, under the supervision of John H. Dialogue. She was a three-masted schooner, equipped with a 125 hp (93 kW) steeple compound engine, and cost $62,000 to build.

In 1871-72 the ship sailed on the Hassler Expedition, under Commander Philip Carrigan Johnson, brother of the artist Eastman Johnson. This was the first important scientific expedition sent by the government for marine exploration. The expedition included Professor Louis Agassiz and his wife Elizabeth Agassiz; Mrs. Johnson; Dr. Franz Steindachner, ichthyologist; Dr. Thomas Hill, botanist; and Count L. F. de Pourtalès, J. A. Allen, and others.

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Vessel

Vessel or vessels may refer to:

Biology

Blood vessel, a part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body

Lymph vessel, a thin walled, valved structure that carries lymph

Vessel element, a narrow water transporting tube in plants

Container

Bowl (vessel), a common open-top container

Drinking vessel, for holding drinkable liquids

Pressure vessel, designed to hold fluids at a pressure different from the ambient pressure

Watercraft

Marine vessel, a nautical term for all kinds of craft designed for transportation on water, such as ships, boats or submarines.

Sailing vessel (disambiguation)

Art, entertainment, and media

Music

Groups

Vessels (band), a British post-rock and electronic band

Abums

Vessel (Dark Time Sunshine album)

Vessel (DVD), a 2003 video album by Björk

Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album), 2013

Vessels (Ivoryline album), 2010

Vessels (Wolf & Cub album), 2006

Songs

"Vessel", by Bodyjar, from Role Model Album (2013)

"Vessel", a song by Nine Inch Nails from the album Year Zero

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Vessel (website)

Vessel is a subscription video service launched in 2015 by the early team behind Hulu, including former CEO Jason Kilar and Richard Tom.

Company history

The service resembles that of YouTube, whereby a viewer can watch videos for free. However viewers can add "Early Access" at a monthly fee to their account, which allows them to view videos a minimum of 72 hours before the video is released to the general public. Vessel has since created mobile applications for iOS and Android devices which optimizes the videos for mobile viewing.

The idea behind the site was that creators would be able to gain more revenue from their videos than on YouTube due to the subscription fee as well as advertisements.

Since the site was created, YouTube stars such as Linus Sebastian, Connor Franta, Caspar Lee, Tanya Burr, Good Mythical Morning, Marcus Butler, Kent Heckel and Jack Vale have signed up to have their content streamed on Vessel.