USCS Bowditch
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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.
References
- [http://www.history.noaa.gov/ships/ship3.html#bowditch NOAA History, A Science Odyssey: Tools of the Trade: Ships: Coast and Geodetic Survey Ships: Bowditch]
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Category:Ships of the United States Coast Survey