RV Atlantis II

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Name Atlantis II Cost USD$ 5m In service February 1, 1963 Length 64 m		Namesake RV Atlantis Sponsored by Dr. Mary Sears Launched 8 September 1962 Endurance 1.5 months

Owner Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Builders Maryland Drydock Company, Balti

RV Atlantis II is a research vessel formerly operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The ship was built in 1962. She was used as the support vessel for the Alvin submersible for many years, and retired from Woods Hole service in 1996. After a period of inactivity in New Orleans she was transferred to the travel adventure company Outlander Expeditions in 2006.

The following seafloor features have been named for RV Atlantis II:

Atlantis II Seamounts in the North Atlantic 38.38°N 62.93°W / 38.38; -62.93

Atlantis II Fracture Zone in the Indian Ocean 32.88°S 57.01°E / -32.88; 57.01

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RV Atlantis II Wikipedia

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