About the Ship
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USNS Bowditch T-AGS-21 was converted from the WWII Victory ship SS South Bend Victory |
Bowditch Portraits
Crew Portraits
Group pbotos of Navy and civilian personnel aboard Bowditch 1965-81.
Crew Rosters
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Early Operations
- SS South Bend Victory and the Seagoing Cowboys: 1946-47
- Survey ships Bowditch and Dutton were involved in the evaluation of the prototype radio navigation system that would become Loran-C
Significant Events
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Ship's Newspapers and Cruise Books
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Newspapers and Cruise Books Produced Aboard Ship from 1965-84 |
Bowditch at Sea Video
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Bowditch at Sea c. 1974-75 |
Ship's Documents
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Ship's Movements
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Where Was Bowditch? |
Newspaper Articles
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Final Fate
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USNS Bowditch was placed out of service in 1988 and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, TX. She was struck from the Naval Register and disposed of by MARAD exchange on Mar 4, 1988.
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