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Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship COWIE. This vessel was named in honor ofCommander George D. Cowie, former head of the Philippine Coast Survey, who waskilled in a Japanese bombing raid on Manila in late 1941.
Display Date
1949 February 28
Collection
Sailing for Science
Mid-Twentieth Century Ships 1940 - 1970