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Office of Naval Research: Farewell, Floating Instrument Platform! Renowned Navy-Owned Research Platform Retired After 60 Years of Service
August 17, 2023
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release:

By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research

A dynamic era in naval oceanography recently ended as the iconic Floating Instrument Platform -- popularly known as FLIP -- was officially retired from service.

Built in 1962 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), FLIP helped generations of scientists and oceanographers better understa . . .

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