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T-AGOR-15 Knorr

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 (T-AGOR-15)
  • Leased to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, April 1970
    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
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    Knorr 21k Knorr (T-AGOR-15) underway, date and place unknown. Defoe Shipbuilding Co. web site
    Knorr 22k Knorr (T-AGOR-15) underway, date and place unknown. University-National Oceanographic
    Laboratory System web site
    Knorr 91k Knorr (T-AGOR-15) underway, date and place unknown. Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    View the Knorr (T-AGOR-15) DANFS history entry at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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