Mitchell - Ships

Ships

  • USC&GS Mitchell, a United States Coast and Geodetic Survey launch in commission from 1919 to 1944
  • NOAAS Mount Mitchell (S 222), a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey ship in commission from 1970 to 1995 which had previously served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as USC&GS Mount Mitchell from 1968 to 1970

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