USC&GS Patton

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USC&GS Patton (ASV-80) in southeast Alaska.
History
United States
NamePatton
NamesakeRear Admiral Raymond Stanton Patton (1882-1937), 12th Director of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1929-1937)
Completed1941
In service1941
Out of service1967
FateSold; became private yacht Gyrfalcon
General characteristics
TypeSurvey ship
Length88 ft (27 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionTwin diesel engines

USC&GS Patton (ASV-80) was a survey ship that served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1941 to 1967.

Patton was built in 1941, by Sagstad Shipyard at Ballard, Washington. She served in the Pacific during her Survey career, including in Alaskan waters.

Patton was retired in 1967 and sold.

The ship became a private yacht, most recently named Gyrfalcon.[citation needed] She is based in the Seattle, Washington, area.[citation needed]

References

Coast and Geodetic auxiliary survey vessels USC&GS Lester Jones (ASV 79) and Patton, and (at rear) coastal survey vessel USC&GS Hodgson (CSS 26), sometime between 1946 and 1967.