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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Pathfinder |
| Owner | United States Navy |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded | 30 January 1991 |
| Builder | Halter Marine |
| Laid down | 18 August 1992 |
| Launched | 7 October 1993 |
| In service | 28 October 1994 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pathfinder-class survey ship |
| Displacement | 4,762 long tons (4,838 t) |
| Length | 328 ft 6 in (100.13 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 28 mariners/28 sponsor personnel |
USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) is a United States Navy oceanographic survey ship, and the lead vessel of her class. Her mission is to collect acoustical, biological, physical, and geophysical surveys of the world's oceans. This data has many uses, but a primary focus is characterizing the ocean environment in order to improve the U.S. Navy's undersea warfare capabilities.