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U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command

July 19, 2016  · Shared with Public
USNS BOWDITCH TURNS 20. Our oceanographic and survey ship USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) was delivered to the Naval Oceanographic Office on July 19, 1996. Named for the American astronomer and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch, who published the first edition of his work, "The New American Practical Navigator," which is still used as reference for merchant marine navigation.
Bowditch is operated by MSC for NAVOCEANO with an all-civilian crew of civil service mariners and scientific support personnel.
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Frederic Bayley Cobb II
This version of USNS Bowditch turns 20 ... there was a previous version ... that I think was originally a Liberty/Victory ship ...
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Luke Rish
My first job out of college was supporting the port captains and engineers for the Bowditch contract. Along with the Henson and hezen as well as other ships. I used a lot of that experience when my next employer sent me to Ts Empire State grad school…
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Lois Bartel
This would be a great ship for Mike
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Jane Couture
Fabulace ship
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John Lee
Our country is U.S.A(World No.1), that one country is one system what it’s fighting for “Freedom(自由),Democracy(民主):(election(選舉),vote(投票)),Law(依法律(制):行政,處理,保障))”in U.S.Taiwan, and country is first,so they(Chinese(Taipei),China) are enemies to U.S.Taiwa…
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Russell Bishop
Great ship - I was there. Get your facts straight - it was delivered to MSC.
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Jo-Marie Lisa
Who is suppose to be protecting our drone? Asleep at the wheel or what?
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