RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23)

R/V Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23) is a research vessel owned by the United States Navy and operated under a Charter Party Agreement by the University of Washington as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet. Constructed by Halter Marine, it was delivered to the Office of Naval Research 8 July 1991. It is operated by the University of Washington along with the RV Clifford A. Barnes and the Wealander.

Ship design
The Thomas G. Thompson and three other research ships were all built to the same basic design. The three sister ships are NOAAS Ronald H. Brown (NOAA), R/V Roger Revelle (Scripps) and R/V Atlantis (Woods Hole).

Secondary reference

 * NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - T-AGOR-23 Thomas G. Thompson