The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Exploring_Expedition" id="mweA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Exploring Expedition">Wilkes Expedition</a>, which would explore the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound" id="mweQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Puget Sound">Puget Sound</a> and Antarctica, weighs anchor at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Roads" id="mweg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads</a>.