Gyre (T-AGOR-21), best known as RV Gyre, was the lead ship of of oceanographic research ships acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1973 for assignment to the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet of Navy owned ships. Gyre was operated by the Texas A&M University School of Oceanography as part of the Navy owned UNOLS fleet until stricken 17 August 1992 and transferred to the university under a program transferring ships to states, schools and other public institutions. The university operated the ship until sale in December 2005.
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| - USNS Gyre (T-AGOR-21) (en)
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| - Gyre (T-AGOR-21), best known as RV Gyre, was the lead ship of of oceanographic research ships acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1973 for assignment to the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet of Navy owned ships. Gyre was operated by the Texas A&M University School of Oceanography as part of the Navy owned UNOLS fleet until stricken 17 August 1992 and transferred to the university under a program transferring ships to states, schools and other public institutions. The university operated the ship until sale in December 2005. (en)
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| - * cruising
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| - Halter Marine, Inc. New Orleans, Louisiana (en)
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| - oceanographic research ship (en)
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| - as RV Gyre , date not known (en)
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| - Transferred from Navy to Texas A&M, owned and operated by university until December 2005. Returned to the U.S. Maritime Administration and sold to TDI-Brooks Intl 2005. (en)
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| - two Caterpillar Inc. 398D diesel engines, reduction gear drive to two Liaaen variable-pitch propellers (en)
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| - Active research vessel with TDI-Brooks Intl since 2005 (en)
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| - Gyre (T-AGOR-21), best known as RV Gyre, was the lead ship of of oceanographic research ships acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1973 for assignment to the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet of Navy owned ships. Gyre was operated by the Texas A&M University School of Oceanography as part of the Navy owned UNOLS fleet until stricken 17 August 1992 and transferred to the university under a program transferring ships to states, schools and other public institutions. The university operated the ship until sale in December 2005. Gyre was purchased by TDI-Brooks International, Inc., flagged in Vanuatu, Port Vila and operated as a for hire research and survey vessel with particular suitability for undersea oil and gas related work. (en)
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