USCS ''Vanderbilt'' was a
schooner
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that served as a
survey ship
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in the
United States Coast Survey
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
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from 1842 to 1855.
''Vanderbilt'' was built in 1842 and entered service with the Coast Survey that year. She spent her career along the
United States East Coast
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.
''Vanderbilt'' was retired in 1855.
References
NOAA History, A Science Odyssey: Tools of the Trade: Ships: Coast and Geodetic Survey Ships: Vanderbilt
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Ships of the United States Coast Survey
Schooners of the United States
1842 ships
Ships built in Baltimore