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USNS Relentless (T-AGOS-18)
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USNS Relentless (T-AGOS-18) was a Stalwart class Modified Tactical
Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship of the United States Navy
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Stalwart class ships were originally designed to collect underwater acoustical data in support of Cold war
anti-submarine warfare
operations in the 1980s. Ex-USNS Relentless is now National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
research vessel
NOAAS Gordon Gunter (R 336)..
Military tactics
Military tactics, the science and art of organizing an army or an air force, are the techniques for using weapons or military units in combination for engaging and defeating an enemy in battle. Changes in philosophy and technology over time have been reflected in changes to military tactics. In...
Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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Stalwart class ships were originally designed to collect underwater acoustical data in support of Cold war
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines....
operations in the 1980s. Ex-USNS Relentless is now National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , pronounced , like "noah", is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere...
research vessel
Research vessel
A research vessel is a ship designed and equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel, others require a dedicated vessel...
NOAAS Gordon Gunter (R 336)..