Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

USCandGS Davidson (1925)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Davidson

Commissioned
  
1933

Completed
  
1925

Length
  
23 m

Namesake
  
George Davidson (1825-1911), an accomplished geodesist and United States Coast Survey official

Builder
  
Luders, Stamford, Connecticut

Acquired
  
1933 (from U.S. Coast Guard)

The first USC&GS Davidson was a launch in service with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1933 to 1935.

Davidson was built by the Luders at Stamford, Connecticut, in 1925 for the United States Coast Guard. The Coast and Geodetic Survey acquired her in 1933, named her Davidson, and placed her in service that year. The Survey returned her to the Coast Guard in 1935.

References

USC&GS Davidson (1925) Wikipedia