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'''USCS ''Varina''''' was a [[schooner]] that served as a [[survey ship]] in the [[United States Coast Survey]], a predecessor of the [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]], from 1854 to 1875.

''Varina'' was built in 1854 by [[Fardy Brothers]] at [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Maryland]].  She entered Coast Survey service that year.

On more than one occasion, ''Varina'' assisted mariners in distress. In December 1856, at the request of the American [[Consul (representative)|consul]] in [[Havana, Cuba|Havana]], [[Cuba]], ''Varina'' called at [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] on [[New Providence]] in the [[Bahama Islands]] to take on board the crew and [[steerage]] passengers of the American ship ''Julia Howard'', which a short time earlier had wrecked on the [[Bahama Banks]], leaving her crew and passengers destitute at New Providence. ''Varina'' transported ''Julia Howard''{{'}}s crew to Havana, and then took her passengers and any crew who preferred it to [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], [[Florida]].

In February 1858, in response to a request for help by the [[consignee]]s of the schooner ''Georgia'', which had stranded a few days earlier about 30 nautical miles (56 kilometers) from Pensacola, ''Varina'' proceeded to the site of the wreck, but the combined efforts of the crews of ''Varina'' and ''Georgia'' failed to free ''Georgia''.

On the night of 20 January 1858, ''Varina'' was at [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], [[Florida]], when a major fire broke out at the [[United States Army]]{{'}}s [[Fort Pickens]]. Her [[Hydrography|hydrographic]] party, along with men and boats of the Coast Survey [[steamboat|steamer]] [[USCS Robert J. Walker (1844)|USCS ''Robert J. Walker'']], promptly assisted in fighting the fire. The next day, ''Varina''{{'}}s [[commanding officer]] received a communication from [[Captain (U.S. Army)|Captain]] [[John Newton (engineer)|John Newton]] of the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]], commanding the [[harbor]] of Pensacola, acknowledging the important [[firefighting]] service rendered by ''Varina''.

On the morning of 21 February 1860, the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] [[Barque|bark]] ''Vesta'' ran aground on the north [[Breaker (reef)|breaker]] at the [[Ossabaw Island|Ossabaw]] entrance to the [[Savannah River]] off the coast of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and was wrecked. ''Varina'' took ''Vesta''{{'}}s officers and crew aboard and gave them shelter for the night, and ''Varina''{{'}}s crew was able to assist in ultimately saving ''Vesta''{{'}}s [[cargo]] and stores for ''Vesta''{{'}}s and the cargo{{'}}s owners. The Russian [[vice consul]] at Savannah acknowledged ''Varina''{{'}}s assistance to ''Vesta''.

''Varina'' was retired from Coast Survey service in 1875.

==References==
*[http://www.history.noaa.gov/ships/ship21.html#varina NOAA History, A Science Odyssey: Tools of the Trade: Ships: Coast and Geodetic Survey Ships: Varina]
*[http://www.history.noaa.gov/hallofhonor/lineofduty.html NOAA History, A Science Odyssey: Hall of Honor: In the Line of Duty 1846-1936]
*[http://www.history.noaa.gov/hallofhonor/lifesaving1845-1937.html NOAA History, A Science Odyssey: Hall of Honor: Lifesaving and Protection of Property by the Coast & Geodetic Survey 1845-1937]

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