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![Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BOWEN, named for William Bowen who lost his lifeattempting to save three drowning shipmates from the Coast and Geodetic SurveyShip SURVEYOR on October 4, 1927, in Resurrection Bay, Alaska ship0518.jpg Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BOWEN, named for William Bowen who lost his lifeattempting to save three drowning shipmates from the Coast and Geodetic SurveyShip SURVEYOR on October 4, 1927, in Resurrection Bay, Alaska](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_ship0518.jpg?itok=K_uT7eTV)
Description
Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BOWEN, named for William Bowen who lost his lifeattempting to save three drowning shipmates from the Coast and Geodetic SurveyShip SURVEYOR on October 4, 1927, in Resurrection Bay, Alaska.
Display Date
1956 November
Collection
Sailing for Science
Mid-Twentieth Century Ships 1940 - 1970