RV Atlantis II is a research vessel formerly operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The ship was built in 1962. It was used as the support vessel for the Alvin submersible for many years, and retired from Woods Hole service in 1996. After a period of inactivity in New Orleans it was transferred to the travel adventure company Outlander Expeditions in 2006.
The following seafloor features have been named for RV Atlantis II:
- Atlantis II Seamounts in the North Atlantic 38°23′N 62°56′W / 38.38°N 62.93°W / 38.38; -62.93
- Atlantis II Fracture Zone in the Indian Ocean 32°53′S 57°01′E / 32.88°S 57.01°E / -32.88; 57.01
Famous quotes containing the word atlantis:
“Herman Melville was as separated from a civilized literature as the lost Atlantis was said to have been from the great peoples of the earth.”
—Edward Dahlberg (1900–1977)