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PACIFIC COLLECTOR - IMO 7738474
Photo
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Photographer:Phil Gilston [ View profile ]
Title:Pacific Collector
Photo Category:Auxiliaries
Added:Feb 7, 2010
Views:4,891
Image Resolution:1,200 x 800
Description:
February 6, 2010 | Columbia River | Columbia City, Oregon
Vessel's Details
Ship Type: US DOD Missile Defense Agency telemetry ship
Year Built: 1970
Length x Breadth: 120 m X 15 m
DeadWeight: 1336 t
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 13 / 9.9 knots
Flag: USA [US]
Call Sign: KVWA
MMSI: 367130000
Vessel
particulars
Current name:PACIFIC COLLECTOR
Former name(s):
- Texas Clipper Ii (Until 2006 Jun)
- Chauvenet (Until 1996 Jan)
Vessel Type:Combat Vessel
Gross tonnage:5,114 tons
Summer DWT:1,231 tons
Length:120 m
Beam:16 m
Draught:5.3 m
Photos:11 photos by 8 photographers
AIS Position
of this ship
Last known position:45°34’8.8” N, 122°43’17.42” W
Status:
Speed, course (heading):0.3kts, 295.8° (100°)
Destination:
- Location:Portland, Oregon
- Arrival:4th Apr 2024 / 15:00:50 UTC
Last update:22 minutes ago
Source:AIS (ShipXplorer)
Photo
Categories
This ship exists in the following categories:
Research and Survey Vessels - 1 photos
Training Ships - 3 photos
Auxiliaries - 7 photos
Photographers
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COMMENT THIS PHOTO(1)
Laid down, 24 May 1967, at Upper Clyde Shipbuilding Corp., Glasgow, Scotland
Launched, 13 May 1968
Delivered to the US Navy, 13 November 1970 and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command
Converted to a training ship for Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX., in 1999 and renamed TS Texas Clipper II
1999 - 2005 Texas Clipper II ( Texas Maritime Academy part of Texas A&M University )
Ex-Texas Clipper II was used to house Hurricane Rita recovery workers/evacuees from September 2005-March 2006
Released from hurricane work and towed to a shipyard, 18 March 2006, for reactivation and conversion as the DOD Missile Defense Agency's Missile Instrumentation Ship Pacific Collector
Homeport, Alameda, CA
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