RV ''Atlantis'' is a , owned by the

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and operated by the

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as part of the

University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) is a group of academic institutions and National Laboratories organized in the United States to coordinate research vessel use for federally funded ocean research. Authority The UNOLS ...

(UNOLS) fleet. She is the host vessel of DSV ''Alvin''. She is named for the first research vessel operated by WHOI, the sailboat RV ''Atlantis'', for which the is also named.

Construction

''Atlantis'' was built by Halter Marine Inc.,

Gulfport, Mississippi Gulfport is the second-largest city in Mississippi after the state capital, Jackson. Along with Biloxi, Gulfport is the co-county seat of Harrison County and the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolit ...

. She was laid down in August 1994 and launched in February 1996. She was delivered to the

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

on 25 February 1998, as RV ''Atlantis'' (AGOR-25) a ''Thomas G. Thompson''-class

oceanographic research ship Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynami ...

''Atlantis'' completed a year long midlife maintenance and refit at Dakota Creek Shipyard in July 2021.

Deck equipment

* Winches ** Traction - 30,000' .68" EM or 9/16" wire ** Hydro - 33,000' 3-cond. EM or 1/4" wire * Heavy Equipment ** Cranes - two @ 42,000 lbs. cap ** HIAB cranes (2) ** Midships hydro boom

Miscellaneous on-board equipment

* Laboratories: * Portable Van Space: At least six . vans * Sewage System: Envirovac flushing system

Sister ships

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

References

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AGOR-25 ''Atlantis''

R/V ''Atlantis'' Specifications

Where are the Ships Now?

External links

Ship's location
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