Survey ship

A survey ship is a vessel designed to conduct hydrographic and oceanographic research. Nautical charts are produced from this information, to facilitate the safe navigation of the sea by military and civilian ships.

Examples of survey ships include:

• HMS Scott
• HMS Echo
• HMS Endurance
• HMS Enterprise
• HMS Hecla
• HMS Beagle
• NOAA Ship Fairweather
• NOAA Ship Rainier
• NOAA Ship Rude
• NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson
• ORP Arctowski
• ORP Heweliusz
• USNS Bowditch T-AGS-21
• USNS Pathfinder
• USNS Maury (T-AGS-39) and USNS Tanner (T-AGS-40)
• Other members of the US Navy fleet with "AGS" notation

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