USNS Bowditch
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USNS Bowditch (T-AGS-21) was the lead ship of her class of oceanographic survey ships for the United States Navy. Launched as the SS South Bend Victory in 1945, Maritime Commission hull number MCV 694, a type VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship, she was named for Nathaniel Bowditch, the second U.S. Navy vessel named in his honor. The ship was acquired by the Navy in August 1957 and converted to an AGS at Charleston Naval Shipyard. Named Bowditch on 8 August 1957 and placed in service 8 October 1958 for operation by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS).
1945 — 1953
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Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, United States Navy,
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1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
1953-10-22T00:00:00Z
1945 — 1953 USNS Bowditch
1945-05-11T00:00:00Z
1945-05-11T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1945-06-30T00:00:00Z
1945-06-30T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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