USCS ''Vanderbilt'' was a

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that served as a survey ship in the

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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

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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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