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T-AGS-62 Bowditch

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Whiskey - Bravo - Whiskey

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Pathfinder Class Hydrographic Survey Ship:

Laid down, 16 June 1993, at Halter Marine Inc., Moss Point, MS.

Launched, 15 October 1994

Delivered to the Navy, 19 July 1996

Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Bowditch (T-AGS-62)

Bowditch is one of the seven survey ships of MSC's Special Mission Ships Program

Specifications:
Displacement 1,981 t.(lt) 4,260 t.(fl)
Length 329'
Beam 58'
Draft 18'
Speed 16 kts.
Complement 25 Civilian Mariners, 30 Scientific Party
Propulsion four EMD Diesels (diesel-electric drive), 8,520kw, twin shafts

Size	Image Description	Source
97k	Bowditch (T-AGS-61) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo.	MSC web site
16k	Bowditch (T-AGS-61) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo.	Oceanographer of the Navy
61k	Bowditch (T-AGS-61) departing Alexandria, VA. 2001.	Photo by Lee Wahler

There is no DANFS history available for Bowditch (T-AGS-62) at the US Naval Historical Center web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable to this vessel

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Navy Survey Ships (AGS) Designator Listing

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Last Updated 4 March 2005