H H HESS AGS 38
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- H. H. Hess Class Hydrographic Survey Ship
- USNS H. H. HESS T-AGS-38
Placed In Service (Date unknown) - Out of Service January 16 1990
Struck from Naval Register February 5 1992
Laid up June 1 1993 in National Defense Reserve Fleet
Fate unknown
Keel Laid August 10 1963
Launched May 30 1964 as CANADA MAIL
Delivered to Maritime Commission March 12 1965 and placed in service by American Mail Lines
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet (Date unknown)
Acquired by U.S. Navy 1977
Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) (Date unknown)
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Postmarks
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OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 3 operated in H. H. HESS from March 1 1978 to September 20 1991
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4) - National Defense Service Medal
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Dr. Harry Hammond Hess (May 24 1906 – August 25 1969) a geologist and United States Navy officer. Considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics. He is best known for his theories on sea floor spreading, specifically work on relationships between island arcs, seafloor gravity anomalies, and serpentinized peridotite, suggesting that the convection of the Earth's mantle was the driving force behind this process. This work provided a conceptual base for the development of the theory of plate tectonics.
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