R/\ Chain (AGOR 17) 



The Navy-owned Chain was built in 1944 as a salvage ship, ARS 1958 and provided to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for 

 20. She was converted to an oceanographic research vessel in operation in support of Navy basic research projects. 



Length: 213' Displacement: 2,100 tons 



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R/V Argo (AGOR 18) 



This Navy-owned converted salvage ship, the ex-USS Snatch March 1970 after 10 years of research service totaling 446,906 



(ARS 27) built in 1944, was provided to Scripps in 1959 for miles of steaming. 



operation as a research ship. Ar,,o was placed out of service in Le„g,^. 2,3. Displacement: 2,079 tons 



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