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pl23_ship1599.jpg

Stern of the USC&GS; Ship PIONEER tied up somewhere in San Francisco Bay

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Description

Stern of the USC&GS; Ship PIONEER tied up somewhere in San Francisco Bay.This was possibly during the great magnetic survey of the West Coast that led to the discovery of magnetic striping on the seafloor, a key to plate tectonics.

Location

California, Oakland

Collection

Sailing for Science