RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23)
R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) is a research vessel owned by the United States Navy and operated under a Charter Party Agreement by the University of Washington as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet.[1] Constructed by Halter Marine, it was delivered to the Office of Naval Research 8 July 1991.[2] The R/V Thomas G. Thompson is 274 feet in length and has a cruising speed of 11 knots, with a total of 21 officers and crew, 2 marine technicians, and up to 36 scientists.[3] It is operated by the University of Washington along with RV Rachel Carson.[4]
Thomas G. Thompson in Fremantle, Australia | |
History | |
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Name: | Thomas G. Thompson |
Namesake: | Thomas Thompson, Oceanographer |
Builder: | Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi |
Laid down: | 29 March 1989 |
Launched: | 27 July 1990 |
Acquired: | by the U.S. Navy, 8 July 1991 |
In service: | circa 1991 as R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) |
Reclassified: | Leased to University of Washington, School of Oceanography, July 1991 |
Identification: |
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Status: | Active |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 3,095 gross tons |
Displacement: | 2,155 tons light; 3,200 full load |
Length: | 274' |
Beam: | 53' |
Draft: | 19' (max) |
Propulsion: | diesel-electric, two 3,000hp z-drives |
Speed: | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
Complement: | 25 civilian mariners, 34 scientific party |
Armament: | none |
Ship design
The Thomas G. Thompson and three other research ships were all built to the same basic design. The three sister ships are NOAAS Ronald H. Brown (NOAA), R/V Roger Revelle (Scripps), and R/V Atlantis (Woods Hole).
Notes
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) | Welcome to the R/V Thomas G Thompson Research Vessel
- Introduction Archived 2008-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, Operations Manual, R/V Thomas G. Thompson, created April 1997, last updated 10 April 2006. Accessed online 30 April 2008.
- "RV Thomas G Thompson". University of Washington.
- "Vessels". University of Washington.
Secondary reference
External links
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