USCS Baton Rouge, later USC&GS Baton Rouge, was a stern-wheel steamer that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1875 to 1878 and in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1878 to 1880.

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History
United States
Name	Baton Rouge
Namesake	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Builder	S.D. Bardmore, Louisville, Kentucky
Completed	1875
Commissioned	1875
Fate	Sank 26 December 1880 Raised and sold 1881
General characteristics
Type	Survey ship
Length	95 ft (29 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft	4 ft (1.2 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine, stern wheel

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Baton Rouge was built for the Coast Survey by S.D. Bardmore at Louisville, Kentucky, and entered service in 1875. In 1878, the Coast Survey was renamed the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Baton Rouge sank in the Mississippi River on 26 December 1880. She apparently was raised and sold in 1881.

• NOAA History, A Science Odyssey: Tools of the Trade: Ships: Coast and Geodetic Survey Ships: Baton Rouge