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
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Date: 1952?
Credit: NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; NOAA Office of NOAA Corps Operations
Location: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Subject: Survey Ships
Subject: 1930-1959 Ships