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USNS Henson (T-AGS-63)
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USNS Henson (T-AGS-63) is a Pathfinder class
oceanographic survey ship. It is the fourth ship in the class. Henson is named after Matthew Henson
, who accompanied Robert Peary
, most famously on an expedition intended to reach the Geographic North Pole in 1909.
Henson participated in the search for the remains of the off the coast of Flamborough Head
, England, during the week of 10 September 2010. The survey crew is composed of oceanographers from the Naval Oceanographic Office
(NAVOCEANO) who planned and coordinated the U.S. Navy's participation in the search. Representatives from the U.S. Naval Academy, Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Naval History and Heritage Command will also be aboard Henson to assist in the search and identification of found artifacts.
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Pathfinder class survey ship
The Pathfinder class survey ships are owned by the United States Navy and operated by Military Sealift Command for the Naval Oceanographic Office . They have entirely civilian crews, including scientists from NAVOCEANO .-References:*...
oceanographic survey ship. It is the fourth ship in the class. Henson is named after Matthew Henson
Matthew Henson
Matthew Alexander Henson was an African American explorer and associate of Robert Peary during various expeditions, the most famous being a 1909 expedition which it was discovered that he was the the first person to reach the Geographic North Pole.-Life:Henson was born on a farm in Nanjemoy,...
, who accompanied Robert Peary
Robert Peary
Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. was an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole...
, most famously on an expedition intended to reach the Geographic North Pole in 1909.
Henson participated in the search for the remains of the off the coast of Flamborough Head
Flamborough Head
Flamborough Head is a promontory of on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, and the resistance it offers to coastal erosion may be contrasted with the low coast of Holderness to the south...
, England, during the week of 10 September 2010. The survey crew is composed of oceanographers from the Naval Oceanographic Office
Naval Oceanographic Office
The Naval Oceanographic Office , located at John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, comprises approximately 1,000 civilian, military and contract personnel responsible for providing oceanographic products and services to all elements within the Department of Defense.Valued by maritime...
(NAVOCEANO) who planned and coordinated the U.S. Navy's participation in the search. Representatives from the U.S. Naval Academy, Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Naval History and Heritage Command will also be aboard Henson to assist in the search and identification of found artifacts.
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