Name Explorer Renamed Atkins 1941 Tonnage 450 Builder Pusey and Jones | Completed 1904 Type Survey ship Length 41 m | |
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Owner United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (1904–1918)/(1919–1939);
United States Navy (1918–1919);
National Youth Authority (1939–1942);
United States Army (1941-?) | ||
The first USC&GS Explorer (1904) was a steamer that served as a survey ship in the US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USCGS) from 1904-1939, during which time she saw exclusively Pacific Ocean work.
Construction and United States Navy service
The Explorer was built by Pusey & Jones of Wilmington, Delaware in 1904. She was transferred to the US Navy on 22 May 1918 and commissioned as the USS Explorer to patrol Prince William Sound and returned to USCGS service on 31 March 1919. The ship was transferred to the National Youth Authority in 1939. Explorer was acquired and converted in 1941 by the US Army and renamed Atkins (FS 237) whereupon the United States Army Corps of Engineers used her for survey work.
References
USC&GS Explorer (1904) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA