USNS De Steiguer

USNS De Steiguer (T-AGOR-12) was a Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1966. She was a Navy pool vessel assigned to Naval laboratories until she was transferred to the Tunisian Navy in 1992.

USNS De Steiguer at sea
History
United States
Name	USNS De Steiguer
Namesake	Admiral Louis R. de Steiguer
Builder	Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland, Oregon
Laid down	12 November 1965
Launched	21 March 1966
Acquired	by the U.S. Navy, 28 February 1969, as USNS De Steiguer (T-AGOR-12)
In service	Leased to a university in 1969
Out of service	not known
Stricken	not known
Identification	IMO number: 7742138
Fate	Transferred to the Tunisian Navy on 2 November 1992
Tunisia
Name	Salammbo (A-701)
Acquired	2 November 1992
Identification	IMO number: 7742138
General characteristics
Type	Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship
Displacement	1,520 tons light, 1,915 tons full load
Length	208 ft (63 m)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Draft	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	diesel-electric, single propeller, 2,500shp, retractable azimuth-compensating bow thruster
Speed	12 knots
Complement	23 civilian mariners, 38 scientists
Armament	none

Built in Portland, Oregon

De Steiguer was built by the Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland, Oregon. She was laid down on 12 November 1965 and launched on 21 March 1966 and turned over to the Navy on 28 February 1969, as USNS De Steiguer (T-AGOR-12).

Oceanographic service

De Steiguer was a U.S. Navy oceanographic research ship assigned to support Naval laboratories.^[1] De Steiguer was one of two AGOR ships, the other was Bartlett (T-AGOR 13), assigned as pool vessels for west coast Naval laboratory use according to a 1970 report.^[2] Bartlett and De Steiguer were assigned to the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office for operation.^[3]

Inactivation

On 2 November 1992 De Steiguer was approved under the terms of the Security Assistance Program for a transfer to Tunisia, where she now serves the Tunisian Navy as Salammbo (A-701).

Note

There is no information on De Steiguer in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

See also

• United States Navy
• Oceanography