sentences:  Renamed USC&GS "Guide", the ship operated as a survey vessel along the West Coast of the United States for 17 years, making significant contributions to navigation, hydrographic surveying, and oceanography.In June 1941, "Guide" was transferred back to the Navy, converted into a salvage ship, and renamed USS "Viking" (ARS-1).As "Viking", she worked primarily from bases in California until 1953, when she was sold for scrapping.