USCS Bowditch

History
United States
NameBowditch
NamesakeNathaniel Bowditch (1773-1878), a mathematician and author
Commissioned1854
Decommissioned1874
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Length70 ft (21 m)
Beam20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft2.9 ft (0.88 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSchooner-rigged
For ships with a similar name, see USS Bowditch.

USCS Bowditch was a schooner that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1854 to 1874.

Bowditch spent her entire Coast Survey career operating along the United States East Coast.

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