Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

T-AGS-64 Bruce C. Heezen

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - India - Bravo

Pathfinder Class Hydrographic Survey Ship:
  • Laid down, 19 August 1997, at Halter Marine Inc., Moss Point, MS.
  • Launched, 25 March 1999
  • Delivered to the Navy, 13 January 2000
  • Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS-64)
  • Bruce C. Heezen is one of the seven survey ships of MSC's Special Mission Ships Program
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,981 t.(lt) 4,260 t.(fl)
    Length 329'
    Beam 58'
    Draft 18
    Speed 16 kts
    Complement 25 civilian mariners, 30 scientific party
    Propulsion four EMD Diesels (diesel-electric drive), 8,520kw, twin shafts
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Bruce C Heezen 72k Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS-64) underway, date and place unknown. MSC web site
    Bruce C Heezen 623k A tugboat pushes oceanographic survey ship Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) closer to a pier as the ship makes her first visit to Da Nang, Vietnam, 17 October 2007. The ship will host representatives from Vietnam's Hydro-Meteorological Service and other agencies. Briefings and static displays will include an overview of the U.S. Navy's oceanographic program and will demonstrate the value of hydrographic, oceanographic and meteorological data in ocean prediction as well as safe and secure navigation.
    US Navy photo # 071017-N-3392B-003 by Edward Baxter. Photo from United States Department of Defense Image Gallery.    		 Andrew Payne
    There is no DANFS history available for Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS-64) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Not applicable to this vessel
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Survey Ships (AGS) Designator Listing
    Back To The Main Photo Index Back To The Service Ship Photo Index Back To The Survey Ship (AGS) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    © 2005 Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.
    Last Updated 26 October 2007