NOAAS Whiting (S 329)
NOAAS Whiting (S 329), was an American survey ship that was in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2003. Previously, she had been in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1963 to 1970 as USC&GS Whiting (CSS 29). In 2005 the ship was transferred to Mexico, and she was commissioned in the Mexican Navy as ARM Río Tuxpan (BI-12), Mexico's first dedicated hydrographic survey ship.
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NOAAS Whiting (S 329)
NOAAS Whiting (S 329), was an American survey ship that was in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2003. Previously, she had been in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1963 to 1970 as USC&GS Whiting (CSS 29). In 2005 the ship was transferred to Mexico, and she was commissioned in the Mexican Navy as ARM Río Tuxpan (BI-12), Mexico's first dedicated hydrographic survey ship.
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1970-10-03
2005-04-28
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1963-07-08
2005-04-28
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2003-05-02
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1962-11-20
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Transferred toMexican Navy28 April 2005
Transferred toNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration3 October 1970
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Ship acquired
July 1963
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Ship class
S1-MT-59a
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Ship commissioned
1963-07-08
2005-04-28
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Mexico
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United States
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2003-05-02
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1728000.0
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Ship launched
1962-11-20
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ARM Río Tuxpan
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NOAAS Whiting
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USC&GS Whiting
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Ship namesake
Henry Laurens Whiting , U.S. C ...... renowned topographic surveyor
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Ship propulsion
Two geared 800-bhp General Motors diesel engines, two shafts, 4,300 U.S. gallons
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Active
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*696 gross register tons
*151 net tons
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