USC&GS A. D. Bache (1901)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Bache.
USC&GS A. D. Bache (1901-1927), often referred to only as Bache, continued the name of the Bache of 1871 and has been confused, including in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,[1] with that ship even though an entirely new hull and boiler were built in 1901 and only the name and some machinery and instruments were transferred to the new hull.[2] The Bache of 1901 was transferred to the U.S. Navy for World War I service between 24 September 1917 through 21 June 1919 when she was returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey.[1]
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C&GS Ship A.D. Bache of 1901 (c. 1916) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USC&GS A. D. Bache |
Namesake | Alexander Dallas Bache, former Superintendent of the Coast Survey. |
Builder | Towsend and Downey Shipbuilding and Repair Company, Shooter's Island, New York |
Launched | 1901 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 370 grt |
Displacement | 472 tons |
Length | 153 ft 2 in (46.69 m) |
Beam | 26 ft 2 in (7.98 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
Propulsion | steam/sail |
Speed | 10.5 |
Endurance | 96 ton coal capacity |
Complement | 9 officers, 42 men |
Notes | Modern sources, including DANFS and the NOAA ship page, perpetuate identical tonnage and dimensions for the 1871 and 1901 ships. An entirely new hull was built in 1901. Contemporary sources, the annual reports to Congress, clearly specific to the ships of 1871 and 1901 are different and are used. |
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