USC&GS Hilgard (1942)
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.jpg) Hilgard | |
| Career (United States) | 100x35px  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hilgard |
| Namesake: | Julius Erasmus Hilgard (1825-1890), fifth superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1881-1885) |
| Builder: | Robinson Marine, Benton Harbor, Michigan |
| Completed: | 1942 |
| In service: | 1942 |
| Out of service: | 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Survey ship |
| Length: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Beam: | 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) |
| Draft: | 3 ft 5 in (1.04 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin diesel engines |
USC&GS Hilgard was a survey ship that served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1942 to 1967.
Hilgard was built 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 Wainwright. 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 conducted wire drag hydrographic survey operations together along the United States East Coast until 1967, when they were replaced by USC&GS Rude and USC&GS Heck.
