&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USNS_Bowditch.jpg) USNS Bowditch at Sea
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Nathaniel Bowditch |
| Owner |  United States Navy |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded | 29 May 1992 |
| Builder | Halter Marine |
| Laid down | 16 June 1993 |
| Launched | 15 October 1994 |
| In service | 19 July 1996 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pathfinder-class survey ship |
| Displacement | 4,762 long tons |
| Length | 329 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Speed | 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h; 18.4 mph) |
| Complement | 26 civilian personnel/27 military sponsor personnel |
USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) is a Pathfinder-class survey ship. She is the third ship in the class. Bowditch is a part of a 29 ship Special Mission Ship program and operates in the South China Sea. She is named after mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch.