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Research and Survey Ships (AGEH, AGER, AGOR, AGS, AGTR)

Most recent update: February 4, 2012.

 

Type # Name Shipbuilder Location Hull # Feet Tons Price ($mm) Delivery Disposition

Hydrofoil Research Ships (AGEH)
AGEH 1 Plainview Lockheed SB Seattle WA   310 1-Mar-69 Scrapped 1979

Environmental Research Ships (AGER)
AGER 1 Banner Kewaunee SB Kewaunee WI   550 1-Jun-67 Ex-FS 345, scrapped 1970
AGER 2 Pueblo Kewaunee SB Kewaunee WI   550 13-May-67 Ex-FS 344, captured by North Korea 1968, on display in Wonson
AGER 3 Palm Beach Higgins Ind New Orleans LA   550 13-May-67 Ex-FS 217, sold 1970

Ocean Research Ships (AGOR)
AGOR 1 Josiah Willard Gibbs Lake Washington Seattle WA   1,766 15-Dec-58 Ex-AVP 51, to Greece 1977 as Hephaistos (A413)
AGOR 2 H. U. Sverdrup   Norway  
AGOR 3 Robert D. Conrad Gibbs Jacksonville FL 613   1,400 29-Nov-62 Scrapped 2003
AGOR 4 James M. Gillis Christy Corp. Sturgeon Bay WI 415   1,400 5-Nov-62 To Mexico 1983 as Altair (H-05), active
AGOR 5 Charles H. Davis Christy Corp. Sturgeon Bay WI 416   1,400 25-Jan-63 To New Zealand 1970 as Tui (A-2), sunk as reef 1999
AGOR 6 Sands Marietta Mfg Point Pleasant WV 911   1,400 13-Nov-64 To Brazil 1990 as ALM Camara (H-41), active
AGOR 7 Lynch Marietta Mfg Point Pleasant WV 912   1,400 23-Jul-65 Scrapped 2001
AGOR 8 Eltanin Avondale New Orleans LA 801   3,900 23-Aug-62 Formerly AK 270, to NDRF 1990
AGOR 9 Thomas G. Thompson Marinette Marine Marinette WI 409   1,400 1-Aug-65 Now Gosport (IX 517), active
AGOR 10 Thomas Washington Marinette Marine Marinette WI 410   1,400 17-Sep-65 To Chile 1992 as Vidal Gormaz (AGOR 60), active
AGOR 11 Mizar Avondale New Orleans LA 802   3,900 15-Apr-64 Formerly AK 272, scrapped 2006
AGOR 12 De Steiguer Northwest Marine Portland OR 53   1,400 4.2 28-Feb-69 To Tunisia 1992 as Salammbo (A 701), active
AGOR 13 Bartlett Northwest Marine Portland OR 54   1,400 4.2 31-Mar-69 To Morocco 1993 as Abou el Barakat al Barbari (A 702), active
AGOR 14 Melville Defoe Sbldg. Bay City MI 442   2,670 5.9 1-Aug-69 To Scripps Institution
AGOR 15 Knorr Defoe Sbldg. Bay City MI 443   2,670 5.9 14-Jan-70 To Woods Hole Institution
AGOR 16 Hayes Todd Seattle Seattle WA 47   4,000 14.0 21-Jul-71 Now T-AG 195, operated by NSWC, active
AGOR 17 Chain Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA     1,630 15-Apr-67 Formerly ARS 20, scrapped 1979
AGOR 18 Snatch Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA   1,630 15-Apr-67 Formerly ARS 27, scrapped 1971
AGOR 19       Cancelled 1968
AGOR 20       Cancelled 1968
AGOR 21 Gyre Halter Marine Moss Point MS 375   950 14-Nov-73 To Texas A. & M.
AGOR 22 Moana Wave Halter Marine Moss Point MS 376   950 16-Jan-74 Struck 1999
AGOR 23 Thomas G. Thompson Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1148   2,100 20.8 8-Jul-91 To U. of Washington
AGOR 24 Roger Revelle Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1358   2,100 34.6 11-Jun-96 To Scripps Institution
AGOR 25 Atlantis Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1416   2,100 33.6 25-Feb-98 To Woods Hole Institution
AGOR 26 Kilo Moana Atlantic Marine Jacksonville FL 244   2,500 42.0 21-May-02 To U. of Hawaii
AGOR 27   Dakota Creek Anacortes WA       74.1 Oct-14 Building
AGOR 28   Dakota Creek Anacortes WA       70.9 Apr-15 Building

Survey Ships (AGS)
AGS 1 Pathfinder Lake Washington Seattle WA   2,175 31-Aug-42 Built for C&GS, retired 1971
AGS 2 Hydrographer Spear EW     1,135 20-May-42 Ex-PY 30, to C&GS 1946
AGS 3 Oceanographer W. A. Fletcher     1,136 15-Aug-42 Ex-PG 85, scrapped 1944
AGS 4 Bowditch Burmeister & Wain Denmark   5,405 11-Dec-43 Ex-AG 30, scrapped 1948
AGS 5 Sumner Seattle Constn Seattle WA   3,142 1-Dec-43 Ex-AG 32, scrapped 1948
AGS 6 Derickson Ballard Marine Seattle WA   245 27-May-44 Ex-PCS 1458, sold 1954
AGS 7 Littlehales Robert Jacob City Island NY   245 28-Feb-45 Ex-PCS 1388, sold 1950 as John-O
AGS 8 Dutton South Coast SB Newport Beach CA   245 20-Mar-45 Ex-PCS 1396, sold 1950
AGS 9 Amistead Rust Colberg BW Stockton CA   245 20-Mar-45 Ex-PCS 1404, sold 1948
AGS 10 John Blish Ballard Marine Seattle WA   245 20-Mar-45 Ex-PCS 1457, later AGSC 10, scrapped 1950
AGS 11 Chauvenet Hiltebrant Dock Kingston NY   340 20-Mar-45 Ex-YMS 195, sold 1947 as Zipper, foundered 1963
AGS 12 Harkness Tacoma Boat Tacoma WA   340 20-Mar-45 Ex-YMS 242, sold 1960
AGS 13 James M. Gillis South Coast SB Newport Beach CA   340 20-Mar-45 Ex-YMS 262, scrapped 1960
AGS 14 Simon Newcomb South Coast SB Newport Beach CA   340 20-Mar-45 Ex-YMS 263, scrapped 1960
AGS 15 Tanner Walsh-Kaiser Providence RI   4,087 15-May-46 Ex-AKA 34, scrapped 1970
AGS 16 Maury Walsh-Kaiser Providence RI   4,087 12-Jul-46 Ex-AKA 36, scrapped 1973
AGS 17 Pursuit Winslow Marine Winslow WA   890 18-Aug-51 Ex-AM 108, struck 1960
AGS 18 Requisite Winslow Marine Winslow WA   890 18-Aug-51 Ex-AM 109, struck 1964
AGS 19 Sheldrake General Eng Alameda CA   890 14-Apr-52 Ex-AM 162, scrapped 1971
AGS 20 Prevail Pennsylvania SY Beaumont TX   890 1-Apr-52 Ex-AM 107, scrapped 1964
AGS 21 Bowditch Oregon SB Portland OR   4,420 8-Aug-57 Ex-South Bend Victory, scrapped 1988
AGS 22 Dutton Oregon SB Portland OR   4,420 1-Nov-58 Ex-Tuskegee Victory, scrapped 2008
AGS 23 Michelson Oregon SB Portland OR   4,420 15-Dec-58 Ex-Joliet Victory, scrapped 1977
AGS 24 Serrano United Eng Alameda CA   1,330 30-Jun-60 Ex-ATF 112, scrapped 1971
AGS 25 Kellar Marietta Mfg Point Pleasant WV   2,200 31-Jan-69 To Portugal 1988 as Almeida Carvalho, struck
AGS 26 Silas Bent AmShip Lorain Lorain OH 421   2,200 23-Jul-65 To Turkey 1999 as Cesme (A 587), active
AGS 27 Elisha Kent Kane Christy Corp. Sturgeon Bay WI 422   2,200 19-May-67 To Turkey 2001 as Canadarli (A 588), active
AGS 28 Towhee AmShip Cleveland Cleveland OH   890 1-Apr-64 Formerly AMS 388, scrapped 1970
AGS 29 Chauvenet Fairfield S & E U.K. 835   5,150 8.4 13-Nov-70 To Texas MA 1996 as Texas Clipper II, to Missile Defense Agency 2005 as Pacific Collector
AGS 30 San Pablo Associated Sbldg. Seattle WA   2,750 25-Aug-49 Formerly AVP 30, sold 1970
AGS 31 S.P. Lee Defoe Sbldg. Bay City MI 441   2,700 8.9 2-Dec-68 To Mexico 1992 as Antares (H-06), active
AGS 32 Harkness Fairfield S & E U.K. 836   5,150 8.4 29-Jan-71 To NDRF 1993, to Mass Maritime temporarily 2001
AGS 33 Wilkes Defoe Sbldg. Bay City MI 444   2,700 8.9 28-Jun-71 To Tunisia 1995 as Kheireddine (A 700), active
AGS 34 Wyman Defoe Sbldg. Bay City MI 445   2,700 8.9 3-Nov-71 To NDRF 2001: to be scrapped
AGS 35 SGT George Keathley Walter Butler SB Superior WI 336   6,090 1950 Formerly Acorn Knot (C1-M-AV1), to Taiwan 1972 as Chu Hwa (AGS 564)
AGS 36 Coastal Crusader Leathem D. Smith Sturgeon Bay WI 340   6,090 1950 Formerly T-AGM 17 (C1-M-AV1), scrapped 1977
AGS 37 Twin Falls Oregon Sbldg. Portland OR 1221   4,500 1950 Formerly T-AGM 11 (Twin Falls Victory), disposition unknown
AGS 38 H. H. Hess NASSCO San Diego CA 336   14,700 16-Jan-78 Formerly Canadian Mail (C4), to NDRF 1993
AGS 39 Maury Bethlehem SP Sp. Point MD 4667   8,800 66.4 31-Mar-89 To Cal. Maritime 1995 as Golden Bear
AGS 40 Tanner Bethlehem SP Sp. Point MD 4668   8,800 66.4 31-Aug-90 To Maine Maritime 1997 as State of Maine
AGS 41-44       Not used
AGS 45 Waters Avondale New Orleans LA 2370   12,200 104.4 26-May-93 Now AGM , active
AGS 46-49       Not used
AGS 50 Rehoboth Lake Washington Seattle WA   2,750 2-Sep-48 Formerly AVP 50, scrapped 1970
AGS 51 John McDonnell Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1168   1,250 14.0 15-Nov-91 Active
AGS 52 Littlehales Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1169   1,250 11.5 10-Jan-92 To NOAA 2003 as Thomas Jefferson (S 222)
AGS 53-59       Not used
AGS 60 Pathfinder Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1261   3,000 49.9 28-Oct-94 Active
AGS 61 Sumner Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1262   3,000 45.9 30-May-95 Active
AGS 62 Bowditch Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1315   3,000 40.0 19-Jul-96 Active
AGS 63 Henson Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1468   3,000 46.9 20-Feb-98 Active
AGS 64 Bruce C. Heezen Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1707   3,000 51.7 13-Jan-00 Active
AGS 65 Mary Sears Halter Marine Moss Point MS 1804   3,000 53.5 17-Dec-01 Active
AGS 66 Maury VT Halter Moss Point MS 1991   3,000 86.7 30-Apr-13 Building

Technical Research Ships (AGTR)
AGTR 1 Oxford New England SB Portland ME   3,745 1-Apr-64 Ex-AG 159, scrapped 1970
AGTR 2 Georgetown New England SB Portland ME   3,745 9-Nov-63 Ex-AG 165, scrapped 1971
AGTR 3 Jamestown New England SB Portland ME   3,745 1-Apr-64 Ex-AG 166, scrapped 1970
AGTR 4 Belmont Oregon SB Portland OR   4,420 2-Nov-64 Ex-AG 167, scrapped 1970
AGTR 5 Liberty Oregon SB Portland OR   4,420 1-Apr-64 Ex-AG 168, scrapped 1973