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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

    • References

    RV Atlantis II Wikipedia
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