RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23)
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For other ships of the same name, see USNS Thomas G. Thompson.
| 300px Thomas G. Thompson at its home port | |
| Career (USA) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Thomas G. Thompson |
| 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 (T-AGOR-23) |
| Reclassified: | Leased to University of Washington, School of Oceanography, July 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 2,155 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 3,200 tons |
| Length: | 274' |
| Beam: | 53' |
| Draft: | 19' (max) |
| Propulsion: | diesel-electric, two 3,000hp z-drives |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots |
| Complement: | 25 civilian mariners, 34 scientific party |
| Armament: | none |
R/V Thomas G. Thompson (T-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]
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
- ↑ http://www.ocean.washington.edu/vessels/TGT/tgt.html | Welcome to the R/V Thomas G Thompson Research Vessel
- ↑ Introduction, Operations Manual, R/V Thomas G. Thompson, created April 1997, last updated 10 April 2006. Accessed online 30 April 2008.
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