Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AGS-4 USS Bowditch

• Bowditch class Surveying Ship:
• Displacement: 7,215 tons (full load)
• Length: 386'
• Beam: 53'
• Draft: 20'
• Speed: 11.5 knots (max); 10.5 knots (econ)
• Armament: 4 3"/50 DP; 8 20mm
• Complement: 406
• Diesel engines, twin screws;
• Built at Burmeister and Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1929 as SS Santa Inez
• Acquired by USN and commissioned 1 July 1940

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Bowditch

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