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USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193)
Miscellaneous Auxiliary:
Laid down, date unknown, at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA as MV Hughes Glomar Explorer
Launched, 1 November 1972
Delivered to Summa Corp. for delivery to the US Navy, 1 July 1973
Placed in service as USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193) on the same date
Placed out of service, date unknown
Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 17 January 1977, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
Withdrawn from reserve and returned to the US Navy, 1 June 1978
Returned to MARAD for lay up. 25 April 1980, in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 19 November 2007
Transferred to MARAD, 17 January 1977, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia , CA.
Withdrawn from reserve, custody transferred to US Navy, 1 June 1979, to be leased to Global Marine Development Inc. for commercial use. Intended to be used for experimental deep-ocean mining tests up to 17,000 feet.
In 1979 it was proposed that the ship be transferred to the National Science Foundation for use as an experimental drilling ship- this proposal was never funded and never occurred.
Lease terminated, 25 April 1980, returned to US Navy custody and transferred to MARAD for lay up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisun Bay. Benecia. CA. the same day.
Leased to Global Marine in August 1996 for commercial use under 30-year lease terms
Withdrawn from Suisun Bay, 5 November 1996, and converted to a deep-drilling ship, completed in Jan 1998
Global Marine merged with Santa Fe International, Inc in 2001 to become GlobalSantaFe Corporation, which operated the ship as MV GSF Explorer
GlobaSantaFe merged with Transocean Inc in Nov 2007.
Ship operates as a 7800 foot (water depth) exploratory drillship for drilling up to 30,000 feet, contracted out by various oil companies- currently named MV Explorer
Specifications:
Displacement 50,500 lt.
Length 619'
Beam 116'
Draft 46' (max)
Speed 10 kts.
Propulsion diesel-electric - five Nordberg 16-cylinder, 4,160 volt AC generators turning six 2,200 HPO DC shaft motors, twin shafts.
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There is no DANFS history currently available for USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193) at NavSource
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The Hughes Glomar Explorer's Mission
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 8 February 2008
