2021 Bear Expedition

Search for U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear: Have We Found It?

Past Expedition

Dates
June 10 - 20, 2021
Location
Atlantic Ocean

Overview

After nearly two decades of searching, NOAA Ocean Exploration, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have located with “reasonable certainty” the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear.

Features

The starboard side of U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear in its original (1874) configuration (SS Bear). The 3D scale at the bow of the ship represents 15 feet (1-foot increments from 1 to 5 feet and then 2-foot increments from 5 to 15 feet). This model was constructed using plans from the Smithsonian Institution Archives and plans from Mystic Seaport Museum.
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
August 21, 2024
Sinking
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
October 11, 2021
the bow of the shipwreck explored during the expedition
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
July 6, 2021
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The expedition team
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
July 2, 2021
Approaching the starboard side of the bow of the shipwreck
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 29, 2021
Pixel on deck
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 25, 2021
The U.S. Coast Guard deck operations team launching remotely operated vehicle
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 24, 2021
Approaching the starboard side of the bow of the shipwreck
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 23, 2021
shipwreck scan
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 22, 2021
shipwreck scan
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 4, 2021
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For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 3, 2021
Lobby card for The Sea Wolf (1930), with Bear of Oakland in the
                                            background of the tilted inset picture
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 3, 2021
U.S. Revenue Cutter BEAR (no location/date/photographer identified).
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 3, 2021
shipwreck scan
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 3, 2021
Default Featured Image
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 3, 2021
Default Featured Image
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 3, 2021
For nearly two decades, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Maritime Heritage Program, the U.S. Coast Guard, and a number of academic research partners have been engaged in a search for the final resting place of U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear.
June 3, 2021

Multimedia

Featured multimedia assets associated with this project.

Meet the Exploration Team

Learn more about the team members and their contributions to this project.

Bear Mission Coordinator, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Maritime Heritage Program
Filmmaker and Photographer
Assistant Historian, U.S. Coast Guard
Marine Imaging Technologies
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Maritime Heritage Program – Mission Principal Investigator and Chief Archaeologist
Freelance Contractor

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