RV Atlantis II
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RV Atlantis II
- IMO number
- 5029752
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 64.1 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1963
- Builder
- Maryland Drydock Company
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RV Atlantis II
RV Atlantis II is a research vessel formerly operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The ship was built in 1962. She was used as the support vessel for the Alvin submersible for many years, and retired from Woods Hole service in 1996. After a period of inactivity in New Orleans, she was transferred to the travel adventure company Outlander Expeditions in 2006. In 1986 she was used by Dr. Robert Ballard as mother-ship to DSV Alvin when Ballard and team surveyed the RMS Titanic wreck for the first time. The Titanic expedition was sponsored by National Geographic. The following seafloor features have been named for RV Atlantis II: Atlantis II Seamounts in the North Atlantic 38.38°N 62.93°W / 38.38; -62.93 Atlantis II Fracture Zone in the Indian Ocean 32.88°S 57.01°E / -32.88; 57.01
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is RV Atlantis II now?
- RV Atlantis II has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is RV Atlantis II?
- RV Atlantis II is a research vessel, built in 1963 by Maryland Drydock Company. The vessel is 64.1 m long.
- Has RV Atlantis II been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RV Atlantis II appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).