USNS Thomas Washington
oceanographic research vessel · built 1965
In short
USNS Thomas Washington (oceanographic research vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: United States Navy (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- oceanographic research vessel
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1965
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 209 m × 39 m
- Registered owner
- United States Navy
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- Name
- USNS Thomas Washington
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7742164
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- oceanographic research vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 209 m
- Beam
- 39 m
- Year built
- 1965
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Ownership & management
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- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Source: Wikidata · 1965–1992 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About USNS Thomas Washington
Thomas Washington (T-AGOR-10) was a Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1965. The ship was owned by the Navy but assigned to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, California and operated as R/VThomas Washington from delivery to inactivation. In September 1992 the ship was sold to Chile and operated by the Chilean Navy as Vidal Gormaz until decommissioned in August 2010 and broken up in 2012.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Thomas Washington now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USNS Thomas Washington in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is USNS Thomas Washington?
- USNS Thomas Washington is a oceanographic research vessel, built in 1965 by Marinette Marine. The vessel is 209 m long with a beam of 39 m.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of USNS Thomas Washington?
- United States Navy is recorded as Registered owner for USNS Thomas Washington (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USNS Thomas Washington?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USNS Thomas Washington 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 USNS Thomas Washington. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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