- Laid down in Marinette, Wisconsin
- Transferred to the University of California
- Inactivation
- See also
- References
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}} | USNS Thomas Washington (T-AGOR-10) was a Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1965 and transferred to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, while still under the control of the Navy. After her service to the U.S. Navy, she served in the Chilean Navy. Laid down in Marinette, WisconsinThomas Washington (AGOR-10) was laid down on 12 September 1963 at Marinette, Wisconsin, by the Marinette Marine Corp.; launched on 1 August 1964; sponsored jointly by Misses Barbara E. and Ann H. Washington, granddaughters of Admiral Thomas Washington; and delivered to the Navy on 17 September 1965. Transferred to the University of CaliforniaTransferred to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, of the University of California, soon thereafter, Thomas Washington operated under the control of the Oceanographer of the Navy, with a civilian crew, conducting research experiments in support of the national oceanographic programs of the United States. InactivationThomas Washington was struck by the Navy 1 August 1992 and, shortly thereafter, on 22 September 1992, she was sold and transferred to the government of Chile. She was renamed Vidal Gormaz (AGOR-60) by the Chilean Navy. Vidal Gormaz was decommissioned by the Chilean Navy on 30 August 2010. As of November 2012 she is being broken up at Chinquique, Puerto Montt. See also- United States Navy
- Oceanography
References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/t5/thomas_washington.htm}}
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - T-AGOR-10 Thomas Washington
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