USNS Gyre (T-AGOR-21) – also known as R/V Gyre -- was the lead ship

Lead ship

The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable military ships and larger civilian craft.-Overview:...

 of her class of oceanographic research ships acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1973. She was transferred to the School of Oceanography at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

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 for ocean research work, and eventually returned to the Navy, being struck in 1992.

Built at Moss Point, Mississippi

Gyre was built in Moss Point, Mississippi

Moss Point, Mississippi

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, by Todd Seattle Halter Marine, and was laid down on 9 October 1972 and launched on 23 May 1973. She was delivered to the Navy 14 November 1973 and placed in service as USNS Gyre (T-AGOR-21).

History of operations

There is no record of the experiments or other underwater research work performed by this vessel