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Delphin Bay

Delphin Bay

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part of Perenosa Bay, on N coast of Afognak I., N of Kodiak I. 1.5 miles wide.

History of Delphin Bay

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1934 for the Delphin, one of two vessels, which wore launched in 1795, ***" (Bancroft, 1886, p. 333). These two vessels were built under the direction of Alexander Baranov of the Shelikov Company, and were the second and third ships to be built in northwestern America "at Elovoi /spruce/ Island***near St. Paul's Harbor;*** /off Kodiak island/." See Phoenix Bay.