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GSF Explorer, formerly USNS Hughes Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193), was a deep-sea drillship platform built for Project Azorian, the secret 1974 effort by the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division to recover the Soviet submarine K-129.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glomar Explorer | Acquired | 2010 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Beam | 116 ft (35 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Builder | Chester, Pennsylvania | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Complement | 160 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Completed | 1974 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Cost | >$350 million (1974) (>$1.73 billion in 2024 dollars.) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Displacement | 50,500 long tons (51,310 t) light | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Draft | 38 ft (12 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Fate | Scrapped | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Fate | Scrapped, 2015 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Identification | ABS class no: 7310452 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Identification | Call sign: YJQQ3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Identification | DNV ID:29748 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Identification | IMO number: 7233292 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Identification | MMSI no.:576830000 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | In service | 1 July 1973 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Laid down | 1971 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Launched | 4 November 1972 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Length | 619 ft (189 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Name | GSF Explorer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Name | Hughes Glomar Explorer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Namesake | Howard Hughes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Operator | Central Intelligence Agency | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Owner | Global Marine Development | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Port of registry | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Propulsion | Diesel-electric | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Propulsion | 5 × Nordberg 16-cylinder diesel engines driving 4,160 V AC generators turning 6 × 2,200 hp (1.6 MW) DC shaft motors, twin shafts | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Glomar Explorer | Type | Drillship | 1.00 | infobox |
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