USS Melville

USS Melville

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name "Melville", in honor of George W. Melville, an engineer and arctic explorer.

*USS|Melville|AD-2, was a destroyer tender, launched in 1913 and struck in 1947

*USNS|Melville|T-AGOR-14, is a "Robert D. Conrad"-class oceanographic research ship, launched in 1968 and chartered to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography for operation as R/V "Melville". She is currently in active service.


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