- USNS Lynch (T-AGOR-7)
USS "Lynch" (T-AGOR-7) was a "Robert D. Conrad"-class
oceanographic research ship that served theU.S. Navy from 1965 to 1994. During that period she provided valuable ocean-bottom information and underwater test data to the U.S. Navy and other U.S. agencies.Built in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The second ship to be so named by the Navy, "Lynch" (AGOR 7), an oceanographic survey ship, was laid down
7 September 1962 by Marietta Manufacturing Co.,Point Pleasant, West Virginia ; launched17 March 1964 ; sponsored by Mrs. Walter M. Windsor as proxy for Miss Withers Millard, great great granddaughter of CaptainWilliam Francis Lynch ; and delivered to theMilitary Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) Gulf23 July 1965 .Navy oceanographic service
Following MSTS acceptance, "Lynch" underwent shakedown training in the
Gulf of Mexico . In November1965 she proceeded toNew London, Connecticut , to commenceoceanographic research operations. The 15 scientists embarked, working with the latest oceanographic equipment, analyzed ocean currents, the effects of salinity and temperature on sonic transmission, and the effects of pressure on various materials. In early 1966, AGOR-7 commenced research operations using the SPAR (Seagoing Platform for Acoustic Research) in the westernAtlantic Ocean . The SPAR is 355 feet long and when partially flooded, acts as a buoy measuring and retransmitting acoustic data to the research ship. "Lynch" continued research for theNaval Oceanographic Office , operating off the eastern seaboard fromHalifax, Nova Scotia , to theVirgin Islands .Inactivation
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23 December 1994 , "Lynch" was struck from theNavy list and, on29 November 2001 "Lynch" was sold for scrap.See also
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/57/5707.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - T-AGOR-7 Lynch]
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