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Chaland de transport de matériellarger figure on 0 of 3
RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23)larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source23.8 m (78 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chaland de transport de matériel | RV Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-23) |
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| Crew | — | 23, up to 36 scientists[source] |
| Power | 2 × Poyaud-Wärtsilä 18V8M1 diesel engines , 331 kilowatts (444 hp) 2 propellers[source] | diesel-electric , two 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) z-drives[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Djiboutian Navy Chilean Navy Ivory Coast Navy Royal Moroccan Navy Senegal Navy[source] | — |
| Completed | 31[source] | July 8, 1991[source] |
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274 ft (84 m)[source]
at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Single source380 nmi (700 km; 440 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Active | 5 remaining with the French Navy as of 2023; others with other navies[source] | — |
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| Retired | 11+[source] | — |
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| Type | Landing craft[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 90 t (89 long tons; 99 short tons)[source] | — |
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| Troops | 200[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] | — |
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| National origin | France[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Thomas G. Thompson[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Thomas Thompson , Oceanographer[source] |
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| Operator | — | University of Washington[source] |
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| Builder | — | Halter Marine Inc.[source] |
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| Cost | — | $20.9 million[source] |
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| Laid down | — | March 29, 1989[source] |
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| Launched | — | July 27, 1990[source] |
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| Home port | — | Seattle, Washington[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 8814419 MMSI number : 366345000 Callsign : KTDQ Official Number: 976826[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Tonnage | — | 3,095 GT[source] |
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| Role | — | oceanographic research vessel[source]The exact equipment subject, not its carried payload or supported platform |
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| Alternative designation | — | Thomas G. Thompson[source] |
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