NEIL ARMSTRONG class

 2 NEIL ARMSTRONG-class OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH SHIPS (AGOR)

 Name             Pendant   Launched        In Service      Status
 NEIL ARMSTRONG   AGOR-27   Feb. 22, 2014   October 2015    Active
 SALLY RIDE       AGOR-28   2014            Oct. 28, 2016   Active

The NEIL ARMSTRONG class is being built to replace the U.S. Navy's MELVILLE -class oceanographic ships. The ships are based on a commercial design. The class is capable of oceanographic research in coastal and deep...