USC&GSS Pathfinder
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Pathfinder.
The first USC&GSS Pathfinder, also noted in some NOAA histories as "old Pathfinder", was a United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ship in service from 1899 to 1941, when she was beached in sinking condition on January 30, 1942,[2] after 40 years service in the Philippines.[3]
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The Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship Pathfinder in the Philippines in the early 1900s. This was the first Pathfinder.
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United States | |
Name | Pathfinder |
Owner | United States Coast and Geodetic Survey |
Operator | United States Coast and Geodetic Survey |
Builder | Crescent Shipyard at Morris Heights, New Jersey |
Cost | $169,993 |
Completed | 1898 |
In service | 1899-January 30, 1942 |
Renamed | Research 1941 |
Fate | Beached in sinking condition January 30, 1942 |
Notes | |
General characteristics | |
Type | Survey ship |
Length | 196.25 ft (59.82 m) |
Beam | 33.5 ft (10.2 m) |
Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 19.66 ft (5.99 m) |
Decks | Three |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engines developing 846 horsepower or 1,173 horsepower under forced draft |
Sail plan | Brigantine-rigged, 4,500 square feet of canvas |
Speed | 10.5 to 13 knots |
Range | 5,000 miles |
Notes | Specifically built for Alaska service |
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