USNS Relentless (T-AGOS-18)
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| 300px NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter ex-Relentless | |
| Career (USA) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USNS Relentless (T-AGOS-18) |
| Owner: | United States Navy |
| Operator: | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded: | 20 February 1987 |
| Builder: | Halter Marine |
| Laid down: | 22 April 1988 |
| Launched: | 12 May 1989 |
| In service: | 12 January 1990 |
| Out of service: | 17 March 1993 |
| Struck: | 20 May 1993 |
| Fate: | Transferred to NOAA |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship |
| Displacement: | 1,565 tons (light) 2,535 tons (full) |
| Length: | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Speed: | 11 knots |
| Complement: | 33 |
USNS Relentless (T-AGOS-18) was a Stalwart class Modified Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship of the United States Navy.
Stalwart class ships were originally designed to collect underwater acoustical data in support of Cold war anti-submarine warfare operations in the 1980s. Ex-USNS Relentless is now National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel NOAAS Gordon Gunter (R 336).[1].
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