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USAS American Mariner was a United States Army research vessel from January 1959 to 30 September 1963. She was originally assigned to the DAMP Project by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to attempt to collect radar signature data on incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles in the Caribbean, the South Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean.
Garden Mariner; Diamond Mariner - Became the USN ship USS Paul Revere (APA-248), an attack transport ship. Empire State Mariner - Became the USN ship USS Observation Island as a missile range instrumentation ship and later a missile test platform until 2014. Prairie Mariner Became the USN ship USS Francis Marion (APA-249), an attack transport ship.
USS Mariner (1906), a steam tug, was built in 1906, and taken over by the US Navy in 1918. She was returned to her owner and stricken in 1919. USV Mariner is an unmanned surface vehicle operated by the U.S. Navy as part of the Ghost Fleet Overlord drone ships. See also. USAS American Mariner, a United States Army research vessel
The second ship to be so named by the U.S. Navy, Mariner, a 234 long tons (238 t) steam tug, was built at Camden, New Jersey, in 1906. Following America’s entry into World War I, she was taken over by the Navy and commissioned 1 February 1918. She was employed by the Panama Canal Commission during the construction of the Panama Canal and ...
The first is USV Ranger, the second is USV Nomad, the third is USV Mariner, and the fourth is USV Vanguard, launched on January 15, 2024. While technically "uncrewed", the ships carry a crew of six human sailors. Most of the ship's functions are automated, but can be carried out manually by the onboard human crew if the need arises.
USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23) was built as the Mariner-class merchant ship Empire State Mariner for the United States Maritime Commission, launched 15 August 1953, and operated by United States Lines upon delivery on 24 February 1954, making voyages for the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) until going into reserve at Mobile, Alabama on 9 November 1954.
SS El Faro was a United States- flagged, combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship crewed by U.S. merchant mariners. Built in 1975 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. as Puerto Rico, the vessel was renamed Northern Lights in 1991 and, finally, El Faro in 2006. She was lost at sea with her entire crew of 33 on October 1, 2015 ...
USS Monitor Center New replica of USS Monitor, dedicated March 9th, 2007. The Mariners' Museum is home to the USS Monitor Center. The ironclad Monitor was made famous in the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862 during the American Civil War, and its remains were located on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean about 16 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.