USC&GS McArthur (1874)
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For other ships with the same name, see USC&GS McArthur.
The first USC&GS McArthur, originally USCS McArthur, was a steamer that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1876 to 1878 and in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1878 to 1915.
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USC&GS McArthur ca. 1915. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | McArthur |
Namesake | William Pope McArthur (1814-1850), a United States Coast Survey officer who pioneered hydrographic survey work on the United States West Coast |
Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
Completed | 1874 |
Commissioned | 1876 |
Decommissioned | 1915 |
Notes | Served in U.S. Coast Survey 1876-1878 as USCS McArthur and in U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 1878-1915 as USC&GS McArthur |
General characteristics | |
Type | Survey ship |
Length | 121.5 ft (37.0 m) |
Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
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