The Glomar Challenger was given its name as a tribute to the HMS Challenger. The vessel was launched on march 23, 1968 and was a deep sea research vessel. In August 1968 the ship went on a 15 year long expidition drilling core samples that provided evidence to the hypothesis of plate tectonics. After 15 years of operation the Glomar Challenger was taken out of active duty in November 1938.
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