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Description
Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship PIONEER.In service 1946-1956.Pacific service.This ship towed the first marine magnetometer.It discovered magnetic striping, the key to plate tectonics
Credit
NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations
Display Date
1952?
Location
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Collection
Sailing for Science
Mid-Twentieth Century Ships 1940 - 1970
Keywords
Survey Ships
1930-1959 Ships