Pacific Collector (1970) Shifting
Missile tracking and telemetry ship Pacific Collector (IMO 7738474 🇺🇸) shifting from Pier 32 to Pier 2B, Honolulu Harbor. She was assisted by Foss Maritime tugs Pi‘ilani and Mikioi.
Pacific Collector turning in Kapālama Basin after leaving Pier 32. 8 June 2025.
Pacific Collector in Kapālama Channel with Mikioi and Pi‘ilani. Matson’s Maunawili is tied up alongside Pier 52. 8 June 2025.
Pacific Collector passing Pier 9 with Mikioi (at bow) and Pi‘ilani (at stern). 8 June 2025.
Pacific Collector approaching Pier 2B with Mikioi (at bow) and Pi‘ilani (at stern). 8 June 2025.
Pacific Collector off Pier 2B with Mikioi (at bow) and Pi‘ilani (at stern). 8 June 2025.
This is a ship with a fascinating history. She was built in the U. K. by the Upper Clyde Shipbuilding Co. for the U. S. Navy as part of a deal in which 5 ships were procured to help eliminate Britain’s war debt. She was put into service as the military survey ship USNS CHAUVENET (T-AGS 29) in 1970. She served until 1992. In 1996 she was converted into a maritime training ship named TEXAS CLIPPER. Found too small for their needs, she was laid up until 2006 when she was assigned to the DOD’s Missile Defense Agency and reactivated to be the PACIFIC COLLECTOR. For photos throughout her life see https://www.navsource.net/archives/09/10/1029.htm