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

R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Golf - Tango
 NTGT
Thomas G. Thompson Class Oceanographic Research Ship:
  • Laid down, 29 March 1989, at Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, MS.
  • Launched, 27 July 1990
  • Delivered to the Navy, 8 July 1991
  • Leased to University of Washington, School of Oceanography, July 1991
  • Placed in service as R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,155 t.(lt) 3,200 t.(fl)
    Length 274'
    Beam 53'
    Draft 19' (max)
    Speed 12.5 kts.
    Complement
    25 civilian mariners
    34 scientific party
    Propulsion
    Diesel-electric, two 3,000hp z-drives
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Thomas G Thompson 56k R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) underway, date and location unknown. University of Washington web site
    Thomas G Thompson
    09572305    		 207k R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) holding station over Maug caldera while the crew prepares to deploy the Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science (ROPOS), 8 April 2004.
    NOAA photo    		 Robert Hurst
    Thomas G Thompson 2508k R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) moored at Portage Bay, Seattle, WA., 4 April 2005. Portage Bay is a bay of Lake Union, spanned north-to-south by the Interstate-5 Bridge (visible in this picture).
    Photo by Eben Calhoun.    		 Robert Hurst
    Thomas G Thompson
    09572313    		 109k RV Clifford A. Barnes docked at Portage Bay, near Marine Sciences Building, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23), is in the background, 20 February 2https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en013.
    TI. Gracchus at English Wikipedia. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.    		 Robert Hurst
    Thomas G Thompson
    09572303    		 176k R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) at Auckland, New Zealand, 26 March 2018.
    Photo from Flickr by GPS 56 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.    		 Robert Hurst
    Thomas G Thompson
    09572304    		 150k R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) on her way back to her home dock at University of Washington School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA., 30 April 2018.
    US Office of Naval Research photo # 4352847. VIRIN: 180501-N-XX999-0099. University of Washington.    		 Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-23) at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Service Ship Photo Index Back To The Oceanographic Research Ship (AGOR) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 25 April 2025