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NOAA's Fleet Then and Now - Sailing for Science Collection
Catalog of Images

2100 thumbnail picture
Coaling ship.
Philippines 1933?
2101 thumbnail picture
The PATHFINDER in drydock at Kowloon.
China, Kowloon 1906?
2102 thumbnail picture
C&GS boat crews racing on the 4th of July.
Manila, Philippines 1913?
2103 thumbnail picture
C&GS holiday parade float.
Manila, Philippines 1913?
2104 thumbnail picture
Funeral procession for Chief Boatswain Thomas Reyes. Officers and crew of the PATHFINDER paying final respects. Ship's crew made the coffin and decorated the truck.
Philippine Islands, Zamboanga January 6, 1927
2105 thumbnail picture
Funeral of Chief Boatswain Thomas Reyes. Each crewman put a small pinch of dirt in coffin before burying Boatswain Reyes. Ship's crew made the coffin and decorated the truck.
Philippine Islands, Zamboanga January 6, 1927
2106 thumbnail picture
Officers were able to sail with their wives. Leo Otis Colbert and his wife Florentine Odou Colbert. Off Cebu on the FATHOMER.
Philippine Islands, Cebu 1912
2107 thumbnail picture
The ship's mascots on the RESEARCH.
Philippines 1906
2108 thumbnail picture
Some of the crew with family and friends on a Sunday afternoon. On the foredeck of the PATHFINDER.
Philippines 1925
2109 thumbnail picture
The C&GS Ship FATHOMER on a good day. Photo #1 of sequence.
Philippines 1927
2110 thumbnail picture
Aerial view of the C&GS Ship FATHOMER on a bad day. After the typhoon of August 15, 1936. Photo #2 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2111 thumbnail picture
Aerial view of the FATHOMER aground after typhoon of August 15, 1936. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #3 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2112 thumbnail picture
Aerial view of the FATHOMER aground after typhoon of August 15, 1936. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #4 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2113 thumbnail picture
FATHOMER aground after typhoon of August 15, 1936. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #5 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2114 thumbnail picture
FATHOMER aground after typhoon of August 15, 1936. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #6 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2115 thumbnail picture
FATHOMER aground after typhoon of August 15, 1936. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #7 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2116 thumbnail picture
The weak anchor chain link that broke and caused FATHOMER to ground. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #8 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2117 thumbnail picture
FATHOMER being towed to Manila. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #9 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2118 thumbnail picture
Chart showing location of FATHOMER grounding. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #10 of sequence.
Port San Vicente, Luzon, Philippines August 1936
2119 thumbnail picture
The PATHFINDER decked out in holiday finery.
Philippines
2120 thumbnail picture
The MARINDUQUE in shipyard.
Philippines 1908?
2121 thumbnail picture
The MARINDUQUE at Malangas.
Malangas, Philippines 1923?
2122 thumbnail picture
The PATHFINDER after arriving in the Philippines. An old post card that had been repeatedly printed.
Philippines
2123 thumbnail picture
The PATHFINDER aground in the Cagayan River entrance. The aftermath of a typhoon. Being dug out by a dredge.
Philippines 1926
2124 thumbnail picture
The PATHFINDER aground in the Cagayan River entrance. The aftermath of a typhoon. Being dug out by a dredge.
Philippines 1924
2125 thumbnail picture
The FATHOMER with launch alongside.
Philippines 1926
2126 thumbnail picture
The PATHFINDER on laundry day. Hanging out the sheets to dry.
Philippines 1925
2127 thumbnail picture
Survey boat in a tropical lagoon. Boat off the MARINDUQUE.
Philippines 1914?
2128 thumbnail picture
Coming alongside - Lt. (j.g.) George L. Anderson. Boat off the MARINDUQUE.
Philippines 1925
2129 thumbnail picture
The Mount Batua building party. George L. Anderson on right and member of Philippine constabulary with rifle.
Philippines 1925
2130 thumbnail picture
Exploring sea caves and undercut cliffs. Boat off the MARINDUQUE.
Philippines 1925
2131 thumbnail picture
A survey launch towing a small boat. Boats off the MARINDUQUE.
Malampaya Sound, Philippines 1925
2132 thumbnail picture
Survey crew returning to ship. Boat off the MARINDUQUE.
Philippines 1932?
2133 thumbnail picture
Survey boat being walked in over a reef. Boat off of RESEARCH - offshore right side of photo.
Philippines 1907
2134 thumbnail picture
Survey boat under sail.
Philippines 1908?
2135 thumbnail picture
Survey boat being walked in over a reef.
Philippines 1907
2136 thumbnail picture
Survey boat underway. Boat off the PATHFINDER.
Philippines 1925
2137 thumbnail picture
Casting the lead on the PATHFINDER.
Philippines 1913?
2138 thumbnail picture
Casting the lead on the PATHFINDER.
Philippines 1913?
2139 thumbnail picture
Boat off the RESEARCH at tide gauge.
Philippines 1906?
2140 thumbnail picture
A C&GS survey party starting for Badoc Island on a bamboo raft.
West coast of Luzon
2141 thumbnail picture
A water taxi at Singapore. Headed west around the world after a Philippine tour.
Singapore 1930
2142 thumbnail picture
An inter-island ferry used by a C&GS party.
Philippines
2143 thumbnail picture
Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship LESTER JONES aground in the Nushagak River. Lots of mudflats when the tide goes out.
Nushagak River, Alaska Ca. 1950
2144 thumbnail picture
Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship LYDONIA on the pier at Antigua. Reflections on the pier at Antigua after a rain. In service 1919-1947.
British West Indies, Antigua 1940
2145 thumbnail picture
The wreck of the Coast Guard Cutter TAHOMA in 1914. The PATTERSON under J. B. Miller made a 1600 mile round trip to rescue survivors . PATTERSON rescued 26 Coast Guard personnel who were on an island. Reef called Tahoma Reef to this day. J. B. Miller died on the LUSITANIA the following year
Tahoma Reef, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 1914
2146 thumbnail picture
Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer GEDNEY. In service 1875-1915.
2147 thumbnail picture
Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer GEDNEY. In service 1875-1915.
2148 thumbnail picture
Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer MCARTHUR I. In service 1876-1915. At the Hall Brothers Marine Railway.
Washington, Eagle Harbor 1915
2149 thumbnail picture
Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer EXPLORER. In service 1904 -1939.
Puget Sound area Ca. 1920

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