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Glomar Explorer

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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Owner
Global Marine Development
Acquired
2010
Beam
116 ft (35 m)
Builder
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company · Chester, Pennsylvania
Complement
160
Completed
1974

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Project Azorian

After Project Azorian

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Glomar Explorer

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples102
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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related to Mothballing · 23
Glomar Explorer → After, Braden Ryan, But, Fleet, From March, General Services Administration, GSA, Hughes Glomar Explorer, January, June, Lincoln, Lockheed, Navy, Navy's Suisun Bay Reserve, Nebraska, September, Space Company, Subsequently, The, The Lockheed Missiles
related to Lease, sale and disposal · 21
Glomar Explorer → California, Following, Hughes Glomar Explorer, In, In September, Indiana, Lockheed Missiles, Mountain View, Netherlands, November, Ocean Minerals Company, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Portland, Royal Boskalis, San Francisco Bay, Shell, Space Company, Standard Oil Company, Suisun Bay
related to External links · 18
Glomar Explorer → BBC, Global DrillingImages, Glomar Explorer Technical DescriptionThe, HMB-1, Hughes, Inc, K-129, May, Michael White Films ViennaTransocean, NavSource Naval HistoryAZORIAN The, New, Part TV Documentary, Photo, Project Jennifer Archived, Raising, Sea Shadow, USNS Glomar Explorer, Wayback MachineVirtual
related to Construction · 10
Glomar Explorer → Drydock Company, Global Marine Development Inc, Howard Hughes, Hughes Glomar Explorer, It, June, Sun, Sun Shipbuilding, The, US
Identification · 5
Glomar Explorer → ABS class no: 7310452, Call sign: YJQQ3, DNV ID:29748, IMO number: 7233292, MMSI no.:576830000
Builder · 2
Glomar Explorer → Chester, Pennsylvania, Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Fate · 2
Glomar Explorer → Scrapped, Scrapped, 2015
Name · 2
Glomar Explorer → GSF Explorer, Hughes Glomar Explorer
Propulsion · 2
Glomar Explorer → 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, Diesel-electric
Acquired · 1
Glomar Explorer → 2010

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ship explorer hughes glomar k-129 project company million azorian 2024 global marine cost 1974 cia us operation ocean became vessel

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Glomar ExplorerAcquired20101.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerBeam116 ft (35 m)1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerBuilderSun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerBuilderChester, Pennsylvania1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerComplement1601.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerCompleted19741.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerCost>$350 million (1974) (>$1.73 billion in 2024 dollars.)1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerDisplacement50,500 long tons (51,310 t) light1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerDraft38 ft (12 m)1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerFateScrapped1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerFateScrapped, 20151.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerIdentificationABS class no: 73104521.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerIdentificationCall sign: YJQQ31.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerIdentificationDNV ID:297481.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerIdentificationIMO number: 72332921.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerIdentificationMMSI no.:5768300001.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerIn service1 July 19731.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerLaid down19711.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerLaunched4 November 19721.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerLength619 ft (189 m)1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerNameGSF Explorer1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerNameHughes Glomar Explorer1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerNamesakeHoward Hughes1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerOperatorCentral Intelligence Agency1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerOwnerGlobal Marine Development1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerPort of registryPort Vila, Vanuatu1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerPropulsionDiesel-electric1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerPropulsion5 × Nordberg 16-cylinder diesel engines driving 4,160 V AC generators turning 6 × 2,200 hp (1.6 MW) DC shaft motors, twin shafts1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerSpeed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)1.00infobox
Glomar ExplorerTypeDrillship1.00infobox

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