Bear, 1951-1962
Scope and Content Note
The Bear series contains logbooks, graphs, plots, notes, data, journals and photographs relating to various scientific activities aboard the Bear. Logbooks sometimes contain notes, photographs or other materials inserted, taped, glued, or stapled into the logs. Materials were kept in place in the logs; photographs not in logbooks were removed to the WHOI Image collection. Cruise numbers of the Bear were reassigned at some point; the finding aid reflects the updated cruise numbers.
Dates
- 1951-1962
Access
Open: materials are available for research.
Historical Note
Built during WWII as a troop carrier in the South Pacific, Bear was chartered by WHOI in 1951 and purchased in 1952. The vessel made 192 cruises in the western North Atlantic, venturing as far east as Bermuda. Bear made acoustic, bathymetric and seismic measurements, and participated in fish observations.
The vessel was sold in 1963 to a New Bedford fisherman and refitted as a scalloper.
Specifications
- Built: 1941-1942 by Herreshoff, Bristol, RI, as a coastal transport
- Length: 103'; Beam: 21'; Draft: 10'
- Capacity: crew-23, science-36
[Taken from History of WHOI Research Vessels website.]
Extent
10 boxes (13.25 lin. ft.)
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Logs are arranged by cruise number, and chronologically thereunder.
Repository Details
Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository