USCS Madison was a schooner that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1850 to 1858. She was named for Founding Father and U.S. president James Madison.

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History
United States
Name	Madison
Namesake	James Madison (1751–1836), President of the United States (1809–1817), under whose administration Ferdinand Hassler (1770–1843) acquired books and instruments in Europe for the Survey of the Coast and in 1816 became its first superintendent and oversaw its first field work
Acquired	1850
Commissioned	1850
Decommissioned	1858
General characteristics
Type	Survey ship (schooner)
Length	78.8 ft (24.0 m)
Beam	19.6 ft (6.0 m)
Draft	9.3 ft (2.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Schooner-rigged

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Madison's origins are obscure, but the Coast Survey acquired her in 1850 and placed her in service along the United States East Coast, where she spent her entire Coast Survey career. She was retired in 1858.

• USS Madison
• USS James Madison
• SS President Madison

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