RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23)
.jpg) Thomas G. Thompson in Fremantle, Australia
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| History | |
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 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 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| 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] 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 the RV Clifford A. Barnes.[4]
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 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)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
- Thomas G. Thompson's Homepage
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