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Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
Monitors missile launches and collects data.
Length: 534 ft Beam: 89 ft Displacement: 12,642 tons Speed: 20 knots Civilian: 30 Military: 1
Government-owned
USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25)
May 23 2017
USNS Howard O. Lorenzen
Susan A. Romano
The USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) passes Astoria, Ore., as it departs the Columbia River into the Pacific Ocean, May 16, 2014. The USNS Howard O. Lorenzen is named for the late Naval Research Laboratory electrical engineer who was instrumental in the creation of the electronic intelligence capabilities of the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley)