USNS Marie Tharp
USNS Maury on 2 November 2017 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | |
| Owner | United States Navy |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded | 22 December 2009 |
| Builder | VT Halter Marine |
| Laid down | 1 February 2011 |
| Launched | 27 March 2013 |
| In service | February 2016 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Pathfinder-class survey ship |
| Displacement | 5,000 tons full 3,019 light |
| Length | 353 ft (108 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
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USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS-66) is a Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship operated by the Military Sealift Command of the United States Navy. The seventh ship in her class, Marie Tharp is named for oceanographer Marie Tharp; the ship was renamed in 2023 from Maury.
The-then Maury's keel was laid on 1 February 2011 in a ceremony at the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Moss Point, Mississippi. The hull was launched on 27 March 2013 and the ship was delivered on 16 February 2016. Maury completed her maiden voyage in June 2016.