R/V Alaminos 



Acquired and converted by Texas A&M University for 

 oceanographic research in 1963, the Alaminos is the former U. S. 

 Army Freight and Supply Vessel FS-227 buUt in 1945. 



Length: 180' Displacement: 850 tons 



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R/V Hidalgo 



A former wooden hulled Navy subchaser built in 1944 and 

 acquired by Texas A&M University in 1957 for use as a research 

 vessel. In 1963 the Hidalgo was replaced by the R/V Alaminos, a 

 converted U. S. Army Freight and Supply Vessel. 



Length: 136' Displacement: 410 tons 



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