USNS BOWDITCH (T-AGS 62)
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| Image:Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), American mathematician and actuary.jpeg | |
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| Status: | Active in service as of 2006. |
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| Displacement: | 4,762 long tons |
| Length: | 329 feet |
| Beam: | 58 feet |
| Draft: | 19 feet |
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| Speed: | 16.0 knots |
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| Complement: | 26 mariners/27 sponsor personnel |
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USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) is a Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship. It is the third ship in the class. The Bowditch is named after Nathaniel Bowditch, generally regarded as the founding father of mordern navigation and oceanogrophy.
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