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Name
  
Patton

In service
  
1941

Length
  
27 m

Completed
  
1941

Out of service
  
1967

USC&GS Patton (ASV-80) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Namesake
  
Rear Admiral Raymond Stanton Patton (1882-1937), 12th Director of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1929-1937)

Fate
  
Sold; became private yacht Gyrfalcon

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

USC&GS Patton (ASV-80) Wikipedia


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