File:RP FLIP towed to sea (120630-N-PO203-076).jpg

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Description	English: A tug tows the Department of the Navy's Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) in the horizontal position to a location off the coast of Southern California were it will transition to a vertical position in order to conduct scientific research. Built in 1962, the 355-foot research vessel, owned by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and operated by the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, is celebrating 50 years of operation.
Date	30 June 2012, 13:31
Source	120630-N-PO203-076
Author	U.S. Navy/John F. Williams

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	01:02, 13 April 2014		4,136 × 2,534 (2.25 MB)	Huntster	Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2commons

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RP FLIP

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- Плавуча дослідницька платформа

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Image title	120630-N-PO203-076 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jun. 30, 2012) Only 55 feet remain visible after the crew partially floods the Floating Instrument Platform, or FLIP's, ballast tanks causing the vessel to turn stern first into the ocean. The 355-foot research vessel, owned by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and operated by the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, conducts investigations in a number of fields, including acoustics, oceanography, meteorology and marine mammal observation. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
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Date and time of data generation	13:31, 30 June 2012
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City shown	San Diego
Short title	120630-N-PO203-076
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Source	Office of Naval Research
Orientation	Normal
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File change date and time	19:42, 30 June 2012
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Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	35
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Focal length in 35 mm film	58 mm
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Subject distance range	Unknown
IIM version	3
Province or state shown	Calif.
Country shown	USA
Keywords	ONR Office of Naval Research S&T Science and Technology
Subject distance	4,294,967,295 meters
Image width	4,136 px
Image height	2,534 px
Serial number of camera	2039147
Lens used	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Date metadata was last modified	15:42, 30 June 2012
Rating (out of 5)	0
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File:RP FLIP towed to sea (120630-N-PO203-076).jpg

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