U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Naval_Oceanographic_Office
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1972
gptkbp:established 1962
gptkbp:field cartography
geophysics
oceanography
hydrography
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Suitland,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Naval_Oceanography_Office
gptkbp:mission support U.S. Navy operations through oceanographic research and data
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Harley_D._Nygren
gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Paul_P._Blackburn,_Jr.
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Project_Magnet
gptkb:Project_Sea_Scan
gptkb:Project_Michael
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USNS_Bowditch_(T-AGS-21)
gptkb:USNS_Dutton_(T-AGS-22)
gptkb:USNS_Michelson_(T-AGS-23)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:U.S._Navy_Hydrographic_Office
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Naval_Oceanography_Office
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Oceanographic_Office
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6