RV Horizon

USS ATA-180
History
United States
NameATA-180
Launched14 July 1944
Commissioned27 September 1944
Stricken1948
NameHorizon
OwnerScripps Institution of Oceanography
Acquired1949
FateSold c.1968
General characteristics
Tonnage505 GT
Displacement835 t.(lt) 1,360 t.(fl)
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Draft13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × GM 12-278A Diesel-electric engines
  • Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gear
PropulsionSingle screw 1,200 shp (890 kW)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range7,000 mi (11,000 km)
Complement45
Armament
  • 1 × 3"/50 dual-purpose gun mount
  • 2 × 20mm AA gun mounts

RV Horizon, ex Auxiliary Fleet Tug ATA-180, was a Scripps Institution of Oceanography research vessel from 1949 through 1968. During that time she made 267 cruises and logging 610,522 miles (982,540 km) spending 4,207 days at sea.[1]

  1. ^ Menard, Henry W. (February 1974). "The Research Ship Horizon". California Digital Library. University of California.