How did Atlantis
get its name?
get its name?
Atlantis is the namesake of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s first research vessel, a 142-foot, steel-hulled, ketch-rigged ship that sailed some 299 cruises and over 700,000 miles for ocean science from 1931 to 1966. The space shuttle Atlantis was named for the original research vessel.
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