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R/V Atlantis (AGOR-25)

Thomas G. Thompson Class Oceanographic Research Ship:

Laid down, 16 August 1994, at Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, MS.

Launched, 1 February 1996

Delivered to the Navy, 25 February 1998, as R/V Atlantis (AGOR-25)

Operated under charter for the Office of Naval Research by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in February 1998

Converted to serve as support ship for the US Navy Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin in 1997

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

Civilian Mariners 22

Scientists 24

Deep Submergence Operations Group (Alvin) 12

SSSG Techs 2

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 VA

Size	Image Description	Source
382k	*USS Ortolan* (ASR-22), R/V Atlantis (AGOR-25)** and Submersible Research Vessel Alvin DSV-2), Fleet Week 1990, New York or Boston.	Ron Reeves
39k	*R/V Atlantis* (AGOR-25)** under way in New York Harbor, date unknown.	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute web site
120k	*R/V Atlantis* (AGOR-25)** moored pierside at Piraeus Greece, 9 December 2011	Photo by George Haralampides
953k	*R/V Atlantis* (AGOR-25)** in her berth at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole MA., date unknown. Photo courtesy of Nsendal.	Robert Hurst
181k	*R/V Atlantis* (AGOR-25) moored pierside at Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentinia, 4 December 2017. Atlantis is loaded with the cable-controlled Undersea Recovery Vehicle (CURVE-21). CURVE is designed to meet the U.S. Navy's deep ocean salvage requirements down to a maximum depth of 20,000 feet and will be used in support of Argentine Navy efforts to locate the missing submarine ARA San Juan (S-42)*. US Navy photo # 171204-N-HS500-002 COMODORO RIVADAVIA, Argentina (Dec. 4, 2017)* by MC2 Christopher Lange	Lee Wahler

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