USC&GS Hilgard

USC&GS Hilgard (ASV 82).[1] was a survey ship that served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1942 to 1967.

USC&GS Hilgard (ASV 82)
History
United States
NameUSC&GS Hilgard (ASV 82)
NamesakeJulius Erasmus Hilgard (1825-1890), fifth superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1881-1885)
BuilderRobinson Marine, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Completed1942
In service1942
Out of service1967
General characteristics
TypeSurvey ship
Length66 ft (20 m)
Beam14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Draft3 ft 5 in (1.04 m)
PropulsionTwin diesel engines

Hilgard was built as an "auxiliary survey vessel" (ASV) for the Coast and Geodetic Survey by Robinson Marine at Benton Harbor, Michigan, in 1942.

A United States Coast and Geodetic Survey diagram of ca. 1920 of wire-drag hydrographic survey operations as carried out by Hilgard and her sister ship USC&GS Wainwright (ASV 83). The basic principle is to drag a wire attached to two vessels; if the wire encounters an obstruction it will come taut and form a "V."

Hilgard and her sister ship USC&GS Wainwright (ASV 83) conducted wire-drag hydrographic survey operations together along the United States East Coast until 1967, when they were replaced by USC&GS Rude (ASV 90), which later became NOAAS Rude (S 590), and USC&GS Heck (ASV 91), which later became NOAAS Heck (S 591).

See also

  • Other ships built by Robinson Marine in Benton Harbor, Michigan:

References

  1. Silverstone, Paul H., The Navy of the Nuclear Age 1947-2007, New York: Routledge, 2009, ISBN 0-415-97899-8, p. 303.
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