Everything about Usns Mary Sears T-ags 65 totally explained
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Laid down:
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Launched:
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Commissioned:
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2001 |
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Displacement:
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5,000 long tons |
Length:
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329 feet |
Beam:
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58 feet |
Draft:
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19 feet |
Propulsion:
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Speed:
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16.0 knots |
Range:
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Complement:
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26 mariners/27 sponsor personnel |
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USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) is a
Pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship. It is the sixth and final ship of its class.
Mary Sears is named after Commander
Mary Sears of the
USNR, who was instrumental in the development of the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and is regarded as one of the initial
oceanographers in the
Navy.
The ship has
sonar, underwater
metal detection and
satellite imagery capabilities.
Notable deployments
In mid January
2007, the
Mary Sears deployed to
Sulawesi,
Indonesia to aid in the search for the missing
Adam Air Flight 574
on the same frequency as those of the lost aircraft's
cockpit voice recorder, located in the area where the aircraft is believed to have gone down. Additionally, the
Mary Sears had also detected "heavy debris scattered over a wide area".
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