page_title: USCGC Crawford (WSC-134)
section_title: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
hierarchical_section_title: USCGC Crawford (WSC-134) / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
caption_attribution_description: English: R/V Crawford at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
context_page_description: USCGC Crawford (WSC-134), was a 125 ft United States Coast Guard Active-class patrol boat in commission from 1927 to 1947. She was named for William H. Crawford, who was appointed in 1816 as Secretary of the Treasury by President James Madison and he continued under President James Monroe through 1825. Crawford was the seventh vessel commissioned by the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and the Coast Guard named after the former secretary. She served during the Rum Patrol and World War II performing defense, law enforcement, ice patrol, and search and rescue missions.
context_section_description: After Crawford was transferred to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution she underwent a renovation at Munro Shipyard at Boston, Massachusetts to increase her fuel capacity. She worked in both North and South Atlantic Ocean waters and was mainly used for working on hydrographic stations, long line fishing studies and in surveying sites for Texas towers. R/V Crawford made a total of 175 cruises for Woods Hole. Her capacity was 17 crew and 9 scientists. In 1970 she was sold to the University of Puerto Rico.
caption: R/V Crawford at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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