page_title: USC&GS Explorer (1904)
hierarchical_section_title: USC&GS Explorer (1904)
caption_attribution_description: English: The first USC&amp;GS Explorer was a steamer that served as a survey ship in the U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
context_page_description: The first USC&GS Explorer (1904) was a steamer that served as a survey ship in the US Coast & Geodetic Survey from 1904-1939 with brief time 1918-1919 assigned to Navy for patrol in Alaskan waters. After initial service in the Atlantic the ship transferred to Seattle in 1907 to begin survey work in Alaskan waters during summer and more southern waters in winter. On return from the Navy the ship was condemned and due to be sold. Instead the ship was retained as a survey vessel into the fall of 1939 and existed into World War II when it saw service with the United States Army Corps of Engineers as Atkins.
context_section_description: 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 with brief time 1918-1919 assigned to Navy for patrol in Alaskan waters. After initial service in the Atlantic the ship transferred to Seattle in 1907 to begin survey work in Alaskan waters during summer and more southern waters in winter. On return from the Navy the ship was condemned and due to be sold. Instead the ship was retained as a survey vessel into the fall of 1939 and existed into World War II when it saw service with the United States Army Corps of Engineers as Atkins.
caption: USC&GS Explorer
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