RV Atlantis II

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Atlantis.

RV Atlantis II is a research vessel formerly operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The ship was built in 1962. She was used as the support vessel for the Alvin submersible for many years, and retired from Woods Hole service in 1996. After a period of inactivity in New Orleans, she was transferred to the travel adventure company Outlander Expeditions in 2006. In 1986 she was used by Dr. Robert Ballard as mother-ship to DSV Alvin when Ballard and team surveyed the RMS Titanic wreck for the first time. The Titanic expedition was sponsored by National Geographic.

History
United States
Name	Atlantis II
Namesake	RV Atlantis
Owner	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Builder	Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Baltimore, Maryland[1]
Cost	USD$ 5m[1]
Launched	September 8, 1962[1]
Sponsored by	Dr. Mary Sears[1]
In service	February 1, 1963[1]
Out of service	July 23, 1996[1]
Identification	IMO number: 5029752
Fate	Sold, 1996[1]
General characteristics [2]
Length	210 ft (64 m)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	45 days
Boats & landing craft carried	DSV Alvin (1984-1996)
Crew	33 + 25 scientists

The following seafloor features have been named for RV Atlantis II:

• Atlantis II Seamounts in the North Atlantic 38.38°N 62.93°W / 38.38; -62.93
• Atlantis II Fracture Zone in the Indian Ocean 32.88°S 57.01°E / -32.88; 57.01