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RV Thomas G. Thompson

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Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Thomas G. Thompson, in honor of oceanographer Thomas G. Thompson (1888–1961).

  • USNS Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-9), was a Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship, launched in 1964, and leased to the University of Washington (UW) in 1965. Renamed and redesignated MV Pacific Escort (IX-517), and RV Gosport in 1995, the ship was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 2004, and sunk as part of a NATO exercise.
  • RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23), is a Thomas G. Thompson-class oceanographic research ship, launched in 1990 and leased to the University of Washington School of Oceanography in 1991.

References

  • This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
  • Gary P. Priolo (12 Aug 2005). "T-AGOR-9 Thomas G. Thompson". Navsource.org. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  • Gary P. Priolo (29 Nov 2004). "T-AGOR-23 Thomas G. Thompson". Navsource.org. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
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