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]
[edit] 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).
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