USNS Bowditch (T-AGS-62)
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| USNS Bowditch at sea USNS Bowditch at Sea | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) |
| Owner: | United States Navy |
| Operator: | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded: | 29 May 1992 |
| Builder: | Halter Marine |
| Laid down: | 16 June 1993 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1994 |
| In service: | 19 July 1996 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pathfinder-class survey ship |
| Displacement: | 4,762 long tons |
| Length: | 329 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Speed: | 16.0 knots |
| Complement: | 26 Civilian Personal/27 military sponsor personnel |
USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) is a Pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship. She is the third ship in the class. The USNS Bowditch is a part of a 29 ship Special Mission Ship program and operates in the South China Sea. She is named after Nathaniel Bowditch, generally regarded as the founding father of modern navigation and oceanography.
References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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