USC&GS Patton (ASV-80)
 USC&GS Patton (ASV-80) in southeast Alaska. | |
| History | |
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  United States
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| Name: | Patton |
| Namesake: | Rear Admiral Raymond Stanton Patton (1882-1937), 12th Director of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1929-1937) |
| Completed: | 1941 |
| In service: | 1941 |
| Out of service: | 1967 |
| Fate: | Sold; became private yacht Gyrfalcon |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Survey ship |
| Length: | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin 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. She is based in the Seattle, Washington, area.
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.
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