RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23)
 Thomas G. Thompson at its home port
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| 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 (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 (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| 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] It is operated by the University of Washington along with the RV Clifford A. Barnes and the Wealander.
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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