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C&GS; Ship PIONEER under Golden Gate Bridge.Magnetometer invented at Scripps deployed on this ship in late 1950's.Surveys from Pt. Conception to Cape Flattery discovered magnetic striping.Magnetic striping led to Theory of Seafloor Spreading.H. W. Menard called among most significant geophysical surveys ever made (Image credit: NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations)