USCS Bowditch

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

History
United States
Name	Bowditch
Namesake	Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1878), a mathematician and author
Commissioned	1854
Decommissioned	1874
General characteristics
Type	Schooner
Length	70 ft (21 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft	2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Schooner-rigged

For ships with a similar name, see USS Bowditch.

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

References

• NOAA History, A Science Odyssey: Tools of the Trade: Ships: Coast and Geodetic Survey Ships: Bowditch