USC&GS Thomas R. Gedney
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USC&GS Thomas R. Gedney, originally USCS Thomas R. Gedney, was a survey ship in service in the United States Coast Survey from 1875 to 1878 and in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1878 to 1915.
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United States | |
Name | USC&GS Thomas R. Gedney |
Namesake | Commander Thomas R. Gedney (d. 1857), United States Coast Survey officer |
Builder | C. H. Decameter, New York, New York |
Cost | $63,400 (USD) |
Completed | 1875 |
Commissioned | 1875 |
Decommissioned | 1915 |
Fate | Stricken 1915 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Survey ship |
Length | 140 ft (43 m) |
Beam | 23.8 ft (7.3 m) |
Draught | 8.4 ft (2.6 m) |
Propulsion | Steam and sail |
Sail plan | Schooner rig |
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