Wednesday, June 1, 2016

You never know

Every time we take we the ferry across the St John's river we see this beautiful old majestic ship sitting across at the dock and have often wondered about it. Well today Mom did some research on it after looking up its name and found out some amazing information.

The Atlantis II, which helped find the Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, has been moored in the St. Johns River for about 18 months at the St. Johns Boat Co. across from Mayport. The Atlantis II was originally used as a research vessel when it was owned by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. The ship's claim to fame came in 1986, when the vessel took part in an expedition that ended with the video images of the wreckage of the Titanic on the ocean floor. The Atlantis II transported a three-person submarine, the Alvin, to the Titanic wreckage site. The submersible was launched from Atlantis II to record the Titanic images about a year after it was initially discovered by explorer Bob Ballard. The ship is also noted for other historical hallmarks. "She's done many other things in her career that no other ship had done. She sailed 8,135 days [in a row] at sea and every ocean in the world, both north and south poles. If it's on the face of this planet and it's got water, she's been there." There are 7 decks and 32 State rooms on board. She is 210 feet long and was built at the Maryland Shipyards in 1962. In 2009 she underwent an 18 month refit costing $3 million dollars - the ship has been up for sale ever since then.


24 comments:

  1. What an interesting ship, so much history!!!
    She should be out exploring more not sitting waiting fur a buyer!
    Loves and licky kisses
    Princess Leah xxx

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  2. Wouldn't it be cool to travel somewhere on her!

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  3. that was so interesting to read about this ship... and it really was a part of that titanic-eggs-pedition? wow!!! I sadly have only 42 bucks in my piggy bank, that's probably not enough to buy it, right? But it has something what speaks to me...

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  4. This is so cool!! What awesome information you gave. Thanks my friend. Hugs to Reilly in his recovery. XOXO - Bacon

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  5. You find such interesting history of some amazing ships!

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  6. Bow wow, what a cool ship!

    Your pal,
    Chris

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  7. Wow, that's interesting. I remember seeing the footage of the Titanic taken by the submarine.

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  8. It's so cool that your mom can research the ships and learn more about them!
    Cammie!

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  9. The Atlantis II is beautiful. Mom watched a documentary about the Titanic and a small sub was used to take footage of the Titanic. I bet the ship was the Atlantis II that's pretty cool.

    Aroo to you,
    Sully

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  10. OMD OMD THIS is the kind of Stuffs that we just LOVE about Blogville... we learn the NEATEST COOLEST thingys from our furends... THANKS fur Sharing this with us.

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  11. Wow, I cant believe no one has bought it. You would think with it being the vessel that found the Titanic, someone would want it.

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  12. So cool you get to see those big ships
    Lily & Edward

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  13. Maybe Blogville could buy it and we could go on round the world jaunts to visit everyone....no not a good idea, SHE gets seasick.

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  14. So . . . will yous be starting a GOFUNDME account to raise the money to buy it?

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  15. Wow, that ship has a lot of very interesting history. Thanks for all that information.

    Woos - Ciara and Lightning

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  16. What a beautiful ship with an impressive history! Love Dolly

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  17. OMD! That is an incredible ship.

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  18. That is sooo cool! You guys have so many cool ships around your beach!!!
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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  19. wow, she sure is a beauty. do you think if all of blogville pitched in, we could afford her?
    wags, bailey unleashed

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  20. OMD, our grandpa was working at a shipyard in MD in 1962. He could have worked on this ship!

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  21. That's pretty awesome! One does never know.

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  22. Wow! That's amazing! Thanks for showing us the ship, AND finding out the history. It was really interesting!

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  23. Hari OM
    Crikey, how did I miss seeing this post??!! What a beaut vessel!!! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx

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  24. Wow! I'm not sure what we'd do with it, but that would be a fun ship to own.

    Monty and Harlow

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