RV Atlantis (AGOR-25)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Atlantis |
| Owner: | leased to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| Builder: | Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Laid down: | 16 August 1994 |
| Launched: | 1 February 1996 |
| Acquired: | by the U.S. Navy, 25 February 1998, as R/V Atlantis (T-AGOR-25) |
| In service: | February 1998 by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute under charter for the Office of Naval Research |
| Refit: | in 1997, as a support ship for the U.S. Navy Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin |
| Notes: | currently in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Thomas G. Thompson-class oceanographic research ship |
| Length: | 273.2 ft. 9 in. (83.2 m) |
| Beam: | 52.5 ft. (16 m) |
| Draft: | 19 feet (5.8 m) |
| Installed power: | Three 715 kw 600 VAC |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric, azimuthing stern thrusters, Bow Thruster: Azimuthing jet 1,180 SHP |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h) (12.4 mph) |
| Range: | 17,280 NM |
| Endurance: | 60 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | two rigid-hull inflatable rescue/work boats |
| Capacity: | Fuel Capacity: 267,540 gallons |
| Complement: | 22 Civilian Mariners; 24 Scientists; 12 Deep Submergence Operations Group (Alvin); 2 SSSG Techs. |
| Sensors and processing systems: | As installed on Atlantis, the SeaBeam 2100/12 system consists of underhull projectors and diver-replaceable hydrophones, a single 19" electronics rack, an operator's workstation and peripherals. |
R/V Atlantis is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet.[1] She is the host vessel of DSV Alvin.[2] She is named for the first research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, R/V Atlantis for which the Space Shuttle Atlantis is also named.
Built in Mississippi
Atlantis was built by Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi.[3] She was laid down in August 1994 and launched in February 1996.[4] She was delivered to the U.S. Navy on 25 February 1998, as R/V Atlantis (T-AGOR-25) a Thomas G. Thompson-class oceanographic research ship.
Deck equipment
- Winches
- Traction - 30,000' .68" EM or 9/16" wire
- Hydro - 33,000' 3-cond. EM or 1/4" wire
- Heavy Equipment
- Cranes - two @ 42,000 lbs. cap
- HIAB cranes (2)
- Midships hydro boom
Miscellaneous on-board equipment
- Laboratories: 3,517 square feet (326.7 m2)
- Portable Van Space: At least six 20 ft (6.1 m). vans
- Sewage System: Envirovac flushing system
Sister ships
The Atlantis and three other research ships were all built to the same basic design. The three sister ships are R/V Thomas G. Thompson (UW), R/V Roger Revelle (Scripps) and NOAAS Ronald H. Brown (NOAA).
References
- ↑ University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System: UNOLS Vessels
- ↑ "Research Vessel Atlantis". NOAA. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ Woods Hole Currents. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 1996.
- ↑ UNOLS News. UNOLS Office, School of Oceanography, University of Washington. 1995.
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - T-AGOR-25 Atlantis
- R/V Atlantis Specifications
- Where are the Ships Now?