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RV Melville
BRP ''Gregorio Velasquez'' is Philippine Navy's first Research vessel, oceanographic research vessel. It was built by the United States Navy as USNS ''Melville'' (T-AGOR-14) for university support of Navy programs. The ship was operated as the research vessel R/V ''Melville'' by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for oceanography, oceanographic research. As the R/V ''Melville'', it was the oldest active vessel in the academic research fleet, collectively known as the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) (UNOLS). The US Government confirmed on 17 November 2015 that the ''Melville'' was to be transferred to the Philippine Navy as Excess Defense Articles (EDA)s. The vessel was officially transferred to the Philippines on 28 April 2016 and was commissioned into active service at the same time with the Philippine Navy. Construction ''Melville'' (AGOR 14) was laid down on 12 July 1967 by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, launched on 10 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Melville T-AGOR-14 1969
United States Naval Ship (USNS) is the ship prefix, prefix designation given to non-ship commissioning, commissioned ships that are property of the United States Navy (USN). Definition United States Naval Ships are unarmed auxiliary ship, auxiliary support vessels owned by the U.S. Navy and operated in non-commissioned service by Military Sealift Command with a civilian crew. Some ships include a small military complement to carry out communication and special mission functions, or for force protection. In comparison, U.S. Navy ships commissioned into service have the designation "United States Ship, USS" and are armaments, armed, crewed by U.S. Navy personnel, and held in property by the United States Government. Additionally, the United States Naval Ships hull classification symbol begins with "T-" to denote its civilian crew. The USNS prefix can be assigned only while the ship is owned by the U.S. Navy. If, after being taken out of service, the ship is transferred to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |