RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23)

For other ships with the same name, see USNS Thomas G. Thompson.

300px Thomas G. Thompson at its home port
History
United States
Name:	Thomas G. Thompson
Namesake:	Thomas Thompson, Oceanographer
Builder:	Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi
Laid down:	29 March 1989
Launched:	27 July 1990
Acquired:	by the U.S. Navy, 8 July 1991
In service:	circa 1991 as R/V Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23)
Reclassified:	Leased to University of Washington, School of Oceanography, July 1991
General characteristics
Tonnage:	2,155 tons
Tons burthen:	3,200 tons
Length:	274'
Beam:	53'
Draft:	19' (max)
Propulsion:	diesel-electric, two 3,000hp z-drives
Speed:	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Complement:	25 civilian mariners, 34 scientific party
Armament:	none

R/V Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23) is a research vessel owned by the United States Navy and operated under a Charter Party Agreement by the University of Washington as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet. Constructed by Halter Marine, it was delivered to the Office of Naval Research 8 July 1991. It is operated by the University of Washington along with the RV Clifford A. Barnes and the Wealander.

Ship design

The Thomas G. Thompson and three other research ships were all built to the same basic design. The three sister ships are NOAAS Ronald H. Brown (NOAA), R/V Roger Revelle (Scripps) and R/V Atlantis (Woods Hole).

Secondary reference

• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - T-AGOR-23 Thomas G. Thompson

External links

• Thomas G. Thompson's Homepage