USC&GS Wainwright (1942)


Wainwright conducting wire drag operations.
Career (United States)
Name: Wainwright
Builder: Robinson Marine, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Completed: 1942
In service: 1942
Out of service: 1967
General characteristics
Type: Survey ship
Length: 66 ft (20 m)
Beam: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Draft: 3 ft 5 in (1.04 m)
Propulsion: Twin diesel engines

USC&GS Wainwright was a survey ship that served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1942 to 1967.

Wainwright was built by Robinson Marine at Benton Harbor, Michigan, in 1942.

Wainwright and her sister ship USC&GS Hilgard conducted wire drag hydrographic survey operations together along the United States East Coast until 1967, when they were replaced by USC&GS Rude and USC&GS Heck.

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