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T-AGOR-14 Melville

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign: Whiskey - Echo - Charlie - Bravo
Robert D. Conrad Class Oceanographic Research Ship:
  • Laid down, 12 July 1967, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.
  • Launched, 10 July 1968
  • Delivered to the Navy, 1 August 1969, as R/V USNS Melville (T-AGOR-14)
  • Chartered to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 1969, for operation as R/V Melville
    Specifications:
    Displacement
    As Built 1,200 t.(lt), 1,950 t.(fl)
    Modified 2,516 t.(fl)
    Length 279'
    Beam 46'
    Draft 16' 6"
    Speed 14 kts. (maximum)
    Complement 23 civilian mariners, 38 scientists
    Armament none
    Propulsion two 1,385 hp Propulsion General Electric motors, Bow Thruster: 900 hp retractable Azimuthing thruster, Two 1385 hp Z-Drive Lips propellers
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    Melville 74k Melville (T-AGOR-14) Underway off Bay City, Michigan, 9 July 1969 during builders trials.
    US Navy photo # NH 98937 from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Melville 69k Melville (T-AGOR-14) Underway off Bay City, Michigan, 9 July 1969 during builders trials.
    US Navy photo # NH 98939 from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Melville 62k Melville (T-AGOR-14) Underway off Bay City, Michigan, 9 July 1969 during builders trials.
    US Navy photo # NH 98938 from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Melville 18k Melville (T-AGOR-14) underway for sea trials, builders photo Defoe Shipbuilding Co. web site
    Melville 94k R/V Melville, date and place unknown. Scripps Institution of Oceanography web site
    Melville 57k RV Melville, date and place unknown. Scripps Institution of Oceanography web site
    Melville 62k RV Melville in dry dock, date and place unknown. Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    View the Melville (AGOR-14)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Not Applicable to this Vessel
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Scripps Institute of Oceanography - R/V Melville
    Navy Oceanographic Research Ship (AGOR) Designator Listing
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