Important Ship

     The Challenger Expedition is an important ship in the history of oceanography because it was one of the first ships to study the sea. From 1872-1876, the Challenger sailed all over the world studying the ocean and collection specimens. Over four years, the Challenger collected hundreds of samples, the crew, however, did not label them properly which caused them to lose track of which samples came from where. Although the Challenger Expedition could have done a better job organizing their sample, the fact that the expedition was one of the first of its kind is what makes it important.