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Philippine Navy commissions newly-acquired research vessel
Research Vessel (R/V) Melville, a US Navy vessel, was formally turned-over to the Philippines Friday in a ceremony in San Diego, California. The research ship, owned by the US Office of Naval Research and operated by Scripps Institute of Oceanography, was named for George Melville, an explorer and US Navy rear admiral. After it's handover to the Philippine Navy, the ship was renamed BRP Gregorio Velasquez and was assigned the bow number AGR-702. Dr. Gregorio Velasquez, a pioneer in Philippine physiology, was declared a National Scientist in 1982. The 279-foot vessel was received by Commo. Narciso Vingson Jr., deputy commander of the Philippine Navy's Philippine Fleet, and former navy flag officer in command Jesus Millan who represented Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin. - See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/564426/news/nation/navy-commissions-newly-acquired-research-vessel#sthash.ovzuZCzC.dpuf
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