Knorr was owned by the Navy and operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from 1970 to 2014. It was named after Ernest Knorr, the cartographer who led the Navy's first systematic effort to chart and survey the ocean, from 1860 to 1885.

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Knorr was owned by the Navy and operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from 1970 to 2014. It was named after Ernest Knorr, the cartographer who led the Navy's first systematic effort to chart and survey the ocean, from 1860 to 1885.

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Knorr was owned by the Navy and operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from 1970 to 2014. It was named after Ernest Knorr, the cartographer who led the Navy's first systematic effort to chart and survey the ocean, from 1860 to 1885. photo copyright WHOI Archives taken at and featuring the class

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