Photograph album of the voyages of U.S. Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey ship Pioneer , 1949, 1957-1960s

Overview of the Collection

Title
Photograph album of the voyages of U.S. Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey ship Pioneer
Dates
1949, 1957-1960s (inclusive)
Quantity
1 photograph album
Collection Number
PH2017-029
Summary
Photograph collection of survey ship USC&GS Pioneer and its voyages on the Pacific coast of the U.S.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

The ship Pioneer was formerly the U.S.S. Mobjack (AGP 7). The USS Mobjack (AVP-27/AGP-7) was a motor torpedo boat tender in commission in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She saw service in the Pacific theater during the latter portion of World War II.

After the conclusion of her Navy career, the ship served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1946 to 1966 as the survey ship USC&GS Pioneer (OSS 31), the third Coast and Geodetic Survey ship of the name. Pioneer departed the U.S. West Coast in April 1947 for her first assignment, which was hydrographic survey work in the Aleutian Islands. She spent the field seasons of 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950 in the Aleutians, also running sounding lines from points in the Aleutians across the Gulf of Alaska and North Pacific Ocean to points on the U.S. West Coast.

The Pioneer continued offshore hydrographic work in the Pacific Ocean off the U.S. West Coast until 5 March 1957, when she departed San Francisco for the Territory of Hawaii, where she conducted electronic-position-indicator- (EPI-) guided basic survey operations north of the Hawaiian Islands

The Pioneer operated in the Pacific Ocean during her career, making an important discovery of magnetic striping on the ocean floor that made a major contribution to the development of the theory of plate tectonics, and was the first ship in the history of the United States Coast Survey or U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey to visit the Indian Ocean. The Pioneer was sold for scrap on 4 May 1966 to National Metal and Steel Corporation, Terminal Island, California. [from Wikipedia]

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photograph album of Coast Guard ship Pioneer voyages from San Francisco, California to Adak, Alaska. Included are images of mountains, the ship in water, Umak Pass, Sweeper Cove, Hammerhead Cove, and Adak. The second part of the album contains images of Hawaii coast lines and beaches, the ship Hualalai , forests and horses.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use. Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques, October 15, 2015.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Series 1:   Trip from California to Alaska, April 18-April 30, 1949Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1-2
Pages 1-19
April 18-April 30, 1949

Series 2:   Hawaii, 1957-1960sReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/3-4
Pages 1-19
1957-1960s

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Beaches--Hawaii--Photographs
  • Boats and boating--Photographs
  • Coasts--Hawaii--Photographs
  • Ocean travel--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Pioneer (Ship : 1946-1966)

Geographical Names

  • Pacific Coast (America)--Photographs