Posted:
April 8, 2013
The T-AGS fleet operated for Military Sealift Command by Maersk Line, Limited subsidiary 3PSC and manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers has returned to a count of seven oceanographic survey ships with the christening of the USNS Maury (T-AGS 66), adding new jobs for the AMO membership.
"AMO joins the Navy in welcoming the USNS Maury to the MSC fleet," said AMO National President Tom Bethel. "AMO officers have traditionally done exceptional work in the T-AGS fleet and we're very pleased with the opportunity to continue this tradition aboard the newest ship in the class."
Christened by the U.S. Navy March 27 at VT Halter Marine's ship yard in Moss Point, Miss., the USNS Maury is 24 feet longer than its six sister ships in the T-AGS fleet to accommodate a 300 square-foot moon pool for easier deployment and retrieval of unmanned underwater vehicles.
The 350-foot ship is named for Cmdr. Matthew F. Maury, considered to be the father of oceanography - nicknamed the "Pathfinder of the Seas" - and the first superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory.
The USNS Maury will survey the world's oceans, collecting ocean data for the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NAVMETOCCOM), continuing the work in the 21st century that Matthew Maury started in the 19th.
NAVMETOCCOM directs the Navy's meteorology, oceanography and hydrography programs, operates the Navy's atomic clock for precise time and tracks the positions of the stars for navigation. Naval oceanography enables the safety, speed and operational effectiveness of the fleet.
New AMO jobs as USNS Maury is christened for T-AGS fleet
The T-AGS fleet operated for Military Sealift Command by Maersk Line, Limited subsidiary 3PSC and manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers has returned to a count of seven oceanographic survey ships with the christening of the USNS Maury (T-AGS 66), adding new jobs for the AMO membership.
"AMO joins the Navy in welcoming the USNS Maury to the MSC fleet," said AMO National President Tom Bethel. "AMO officers have traditionally done exceptional work in the T-AGS fleet and we're very pleased with the opportunity to continue this tradition aboard the newest ship in the class."
Christened by the U.S. Navy March 27 at VT Halter Marine's ship yard in Moss Point, Miss., the USNS Maury is 24 feet longer than its six sister ships in the T-AGS fleet to accommodate a 300 square-foot moon pool for easier deployment and retrieval of unmanned underwater vehicles.
The 350-foot ship is named for Cmdr. Matthew F. Maury, considered to be the father of oceanography - nicknamed the "Pathfinder of the Seas" - and the first superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory.
The USNS Maury will survey the world's oceans, collecting ocean data for the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NAVMETOCCOM), continuing the work in the 21st century that Matthew Maury started in the 19th.
NAVMETOCCOM directs the Navy's meteorology, oceanography and hydrography programs, operates the Navy's atomic clock for precise time and tracks the positions of the stars for navigation. Naval oceanography enables the safety, speed and operational effectiveness of the fleet.