RV Atlantis II
Research vessel · built 1963
In short
RV Atlantis II (Research vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Research vessel
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1963
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 64 m
- Registered owner
- —
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- Name
- RV Atlantis II
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5029752
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Research vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 64.1 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1963
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Ownership & management
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- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
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?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for RV Atlantis II in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- 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.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for RV Atlantis II?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RV Atlantis II from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for RV Atlantis II. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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