Rear View of the Research Vessel Gyre Docked in Port

Creator

John C. OgdenFollow

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Creation Date

3-1-1989

Abstract

Research Vessel (R/V) Gyre docked in a port in March 1989. R/V Gyre is seen as a large ship, painted red and white. An American flag and a Texas state flag are flown at the top of the ship. The words "Gyre" and "Galveston" are painted on the starboard [right] side of the ship. The photograph shows the rear of the ship where three people are pictured working on what appears to be an Ekman-Birge grab device, used for taking sediment samples of the seafloor. R/V Gyre was built for the U.S. Navy and entered service in 1973. R/V Gyre was leased to Texas A&M University's School of Oceanography which utilized it for scientific research until it was sold in 2005 to the private research and service company TDI-Brooks.

Keywords

Research, Marine biology--Research, Ships, Marine biology research vessels, Marine biologists, Scientific expeditions--Equipment and supplies

Extent

2x2 inches cardboard projector slide with Kodachrome 35mm color photographic film

Subject: geographic

United States Virgin Islands; St. Croix (United States Virgin Islands); Salt River Bay (United States Virgin Islands)

Physical Collection

Dr. John Ogden Caribbean and Coral Reef collection

Media Type

Color slides

Identifier

O19-00184

Recommended Citation

Ogden, John C., "Rear View of the Research Vessel Gyre Docked in Port" (1989). Binder 07: Photographs and Images. Image 96.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ogden7_images/96