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USCS Vanderbilt

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History
United States
NameVanderbilt
Completed1842
Commissioned1842
Decommissioned1855
General characteristics
TypeSchooner; Survey ship
Length47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Beam15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Draft3.6 ft (1.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSchooner-rigged

USCS Vanderbilt was a schooner that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey 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.

Vanderbilt was retired in 1855.

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