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Forum:	Space Explorers & Workers
Topic:	Navy names R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B]U.S. Department of Defense release <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="+0">[b]Navy Announces Research Vessel to be Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong[/b]</font> <div align="justify">Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the first Armstrong-class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) ship will be named Neil Armstrong. Mabus named the future R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27) to honor the memory of Neil Armstrong, best known for being the first man to walk on the moon. Armstrong was an aeronautics pioneer and explorer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) serving as an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator. Armstrong also served as a naval aviator flying nearly 80 combat missions during the Korean War. <center><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/agor27_armstrong01.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="273"></center> "Neil Armstrong rightly belongs to the ages as the man who first walked on the moon. While he was a true pioneer of space exploration and science, he was also a combat-proven naval aviator," said Mabus. "Naming this class of ships and this vessel after Neil Armstrong honors the memory of an extraordinary individual, but more importantly, it reminds us all to embrace the challenges of exploration and to never stop discovering." Armstrong's widow, Carol, will serve as the ship's sponsor. The Armstrong-class AGOR ship will be a modern oceanographic research platform equipped with acoustic equipment capable of mapping the deepest parts of the oceans, and modular on-board laboratories that will provide the flexibility to meet a wide variety of oceanographic research challenges. These make them capable of supporting a wide range of oceanographic research activities conducted by academic institutions and national laboratories. Additionally, the research vessel will be outfitted with multi-drive, low-voltage diesel electric propulsion systems. This upgraded system will maintain engine efficiency while lowering maintenance and fuel costs. Armstrong-class AGOR ships will be 238 feet in length, have a beam length of 50 feet, and operate at more than 12 knots. AGOR 27 is currently under construction by Dakota Creek Industries, Inc. in Anacortes, Wash.</div></BLOCKQUOTE> <center>[i]<a href="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/001493.html">See here</A> for discussion of the U.S. Navy's naming ships for astronauts.[/i]</center> <a name="022514a"></a>[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>U.S. Department of Defense release <BLOCKQUOTE>Navy Announces Research Vessel to be Named in Honor of Neil Armstrong<div align="justify">Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the first Armstrong-class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) ship will be named Neil Armstrong. Mabus named the future R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27) to honor the memory of Neil Armstrong, best known for being the first man to walk on the moon. Armstrong was an aeronautics pioneer and explorer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) serving as an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator. Armstrong also served as a naval aviator flying nearly 80 combat missions during the Korean War. <center><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/agor27_armstrong01.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="273"></center> "Neil Armstrong rightly belongs to the ages as the man who first walked on the moon. While he was a true pioneer of space exploration and science, he was also a combat-proven naval aviator," said Mabus. "Naming this class of ships and this vessel after Neil Armstrong honors the memory of an extraordinary individual, but more importantly, it reminds us all to embrace the challenges of exploration and to never stop discovering."Armstrong's widow, Carol, will serve as the ship's sponsor. The Armstrong-class AGOR ship will be a modern oceanographic research platform equipped with acoustic equipment capable of mapping the deepest parts of the oceans, and modular on-board laboratories that will provide the flexibility to meet a wide variety of oceanographic research challenges. These make them capable of supporting a wide range of oceanographic research activities conducted by academic institutions and national laboratories. Additionally, the research vessel will be outfitted with multi-drive, low-voltage diesel electric propulsion systems. This upgraded system will maintain engine efficiency while lowering maintenance and fuel costs. Armstrong-class AGOR ships will be 238 feet in length, have a beam length of 50 feet, and operate at more than 12 knots. AGOR 27 is currently under construction by Dakota Creek Industries, Inc. in Anacortes, Wash.</div></BLOCKQUOTE> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/001493.html">See here</A> for discussion of the U.S. Navy's naming ships for astronauts.</center> <a name="022514a"></a></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution photo release <BLOCKQUOTE>R/V Neil Armstrong launched at shipyard<div align="justify">On the morning of Feb. 20, 2013, the R/V Neil Armstrong was slowly lowered into the water at Dakota Creek Industries shipyard over the course of several hours. Yard workers took advantage of a neap tide, in which the difference between high and low water is at a minimum, in order to reduce the effect of currents on the ship during the operation.Photos of the R/V Neil Armstrong's construction can be <A HREF="http://www.whoi.edu/main/ships/neil-armstrong" TARGET=_blank>viewed here</A>.(Photos credit: Gary McGrath/WHOI)<center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/agor27_armstrong03-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/agor27_armstrong03.jpg" width="400" height="268" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/agor27_armstrong04-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/agor27_armstrong04.jpg" width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></center>Below: Stern transom of the freshly painted R/V Neil Armstrong prior to its launch.<center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/agor27_armstrong02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/agor27_armstrong02.jpg" width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></center></div></BLOCKQUOTE> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/001493.html">See here</A> for discussion of the U.S. Navy's naming ships for astronauts.</center></TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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