Boat in shore break in channel islands after getting caught in the surf. Boat off the PIONEER.

Boat in shore break in channel islands after getting caught in the surf. Boat off the PIONEER.

Some of the gear that washed ashore from the PIONEER boat. Aftermath of boat caught in the surf.

Launch, crew, and volcano framed by walls of sea cave. Boat from the PIONEER.

HMS SATELLITE on left, USCS Steamer ACTIVE on right. Conducting surveys in support of the Northwest Boundary Commission. Ships at Esquimalt Harbor, near present day Victoria.

USCS Steamer ACTIVE and USCS Schooner EWING. At Cuyler's Harbor in Channel Islands.

Whaleboat 169 coming alongside in rough weather. Coming alongside HODGSON.

Hang on!!! Signal-building crew getting some rough treatment. Coming alongside HODGSON.

PATHFINDER launch getting ready for pickup.

PATHFINDER Launch No. 1 returning with work party.

EXPLORER 30-foot launch alongside. Diesel engine - 8.5-foot width - 3-foot draft. Davits are Landly Sheath Screw with steam hoist and electric screw.

The Launch ECHO used for current and tide surveys.

Launch HELIANTHUS outfitted as Radio-Acoustic-Ranging station vessel. Working with the SURVEYOR. Launch usually provided transportation for independent topo or hydro party.

Launches MARINDIN and OGDEN. Wiredrag boats.

EXPLORER Launch No. 67.

Off-loading Shoran equipment at St. George Village. Party off of PATHFINDER.

Landing supplies for Shoran Station STEM. Party off the EXPLORER.

Landing supplies on a rocky shore. Party off the EXPLORER.

The second barge built by the combined operations party of W. H. Bainbridge.

Hot stuff - Yates with twin outboards!! Combined operations party of Hubert A. Paton.

Liberty boat headed for town. Off the LYDONIA.

An ugly day in the Gulf of Alaska. Bow of the SURVEYOR plunging through a swell.

Man-overboard dummy taking in the weather in the Gulf of Mexico. The view from the stern of the MT. MITCHELL.

The bow of the SURVEYOR on a nasty North Pacific day.

Riding light in the trough. The bow of the MT. MITCHELL - oh, I think I'm getting sick!!

Looking aft on the CHAPMAN.

OCEANOGRAPHER south of Australia during around the World cruise. It was rumored that the "OCEO" rolled a little.

They say the Gulf of Mexico is like a lake most of the time. Whoever "they" are, are wrong.

Rounding Cape Hatteras. Sometimes the seas kick up a little bit in this area.

Sea smoke in the Gulf of Mexico - a cold winter's day. It's not always warm in the Gulf of Mexico.

Coaling the MARINDUQUE.

Coaling the MARINDUQUE at Sandakan.

Coaling ship.

The PATHFINDER in drydock at Kowloon.

C&GS boat crews racing on the 4th of July.

C&GS holiday parade float.

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.

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.

Officers were able to sail with their wives. Leo Otis Colbert and his wife Florentine Odou Colbert. Off Cebu on the FATHOMER.

The ship's mascots on the RESEARCH.

Some of the crew with family and friends on a Sunday afternoon. On the foredeck of the PATHFINDER.

The C&GS Ship FATHOMER on a good day. Photo #1 of sequence.

Aerial view of the C&GS Ship FATHOMER on a bad day. After the typhoon of August 15, 1936. Photo #2 of sequence.

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.

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.

FATHOMER aground after typhoon of August 15, 1936. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #5 of sequence.

FATHOMER aground after typhoon of August 15, 1936. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #6 of sequence.

FATHOMER aground after typhoon of August 15, 1936. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #7 of sequence.

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.

FATHOMER being towed to Manila. Barometer stood at 26.77 inches during passage of eye. Photo #9 of sequence.