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R/V Knorr (AGOR-15)

Robert D. Conrad Class Oceanographic Research Ship:

Laid down, 9 August 1967, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City MI.

Launched, 21 August 1968

Delivered to the Navy, 14 January 1970, as R/V Knorr (AGOR-15)

Leased to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, April 1970

Placed out of service and transferred to Mexico, 14 March 2016 at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA.

Specifications:
Displacement 3,510 t.(lt)
Length 274 feet
Beam 52.5'
Draft 17 feet
Speed 11 kts.
Complement

Civilian Mariners 22

Scientists 26

Range 17,280 NM

Endurance 60 days

Propulsion

Diesel-electric

azimuthing stern thrusters

Bow Thruster: Azimuthing jet 1,180 SHP

Ship Service Generators: Three 715 kw 600 VAC

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
R/V Knorr (AGOR-15)
09571514	06k	Knorr (AGOR-15) on the stocks at Defore shipbuilding Company, Bay City, MI, 3 June 1968. Progress photo about 30 percent complete U.S. National Archives Identifer 6930752. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Ships. 9/18/1947-5/1/1966.	Robert Hurst
	21k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** under way, date and place unknown.	Defoe Shipbuilding Co. web site
	22k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** under way, date and place unknown.	University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System web site
	91k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** under way, date and place unknown.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	71k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** entering Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta in October 2000.	Robert Hurst
	381k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** in her berth at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA., 26 July 2007. Photo by Ben FrantzDale	Robert Hurst
	57k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** under way, date and location unknown. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute photo.	Robert Hurst
	26k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** working offshore Panama City, Panama in July 2005. Photo by Richard Thompson, University of Maryland.	Robert Hurst
09571511	88k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** moored dockside at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute dock in Woods Hole, MA,, 25 July 2007. Photo by BenFrantzDale	Robert Hurst
09571510	155k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** moored dockside at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute dock in Woods Hole, MA,, 1 August 2012. Photo by Masur from Poland	Robert Hurst
09571513	52k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** sails past a spectacular sunset near the equator on the western Atlantic Ocean in May 2013. The ship will sail into the sunset at the end of 2014, retiring after a 44-year career. R/V Neil Armstrong is scheduled to replace *Knorr* in 2015. Photo by Krista Longnecker, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.	Robert Hurst
09571512	161k	*R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15)** operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and equipped with Office of Naval Research-sponsored ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles prepares to get underway in support of Trident Warrior 2013 (TW12). TW13 is part of the Naval Warfare Development Command's advanced field experimentation series designed to put new or improved capabilities into the hands of the Fleet for evaluation in an operational environment. US Navy photo 130712-N-PO203-042 (9292106425), 13 July 2013. Office of Naval Research, Arlington VA., by John F. Williams.	Robert Hurst
ARM Rio Tecolutla (B-108)
	304k	The Mexican flag flies above the deck of *R/V Knorr* (AGOR-15), now ARM Rio Tecolutla (B-108)** after transfer to the Mexican Navy, 14 March 2016, at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole MA. @copyGene M. Marchand/Enterprise	"The Falmouth Enterprise"
	23k	*ARM Rio Tecolutla* (B-108)** under way, date and location unknown.	Dave Shirlaw, SeaWaves Press Inc