USS Tanner (AGS-15)

USS Tanner (AGS-15) began her service as USS Pamina (AKA-34), an attack cargo ship commissioned in 1944 and active in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, she was converted to a survey ship and renamed USS Tanner in honor of distinguished hydrographer Zera Luther Tanner. From 1946 to 1969, USS Tanner conducted extensive hydrographic and oceanographic surveys, supporting naval and scientific operations around the world, including the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic, and the Arctic. She played a vital role in charting previously uncharted waters, enhancing navigation safety for both military and civilian vessels before being decommissioned in 1969.