RP FLIP

former research vessel owned by the United States Navy
Vehicle research_vessel Q1389196
RP FLIP
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RP FLIP

Summary

RP FLIP is a research vessel[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of research_vessel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RP FLIP's image is recorded as FLoatingInstrumentPlatform.jpg[3].
  • RP FLIP's instance of is recorded as research vessel[4].
  • RP FLIP's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • RP FLIP's owned by is recorded as Office of Naval Research[6].
  • RP FLIP's operator is recorded as Scripps Institution of Oceanography[7].
  • RP FLIP's manufacturer is recorded as The Greenbrier Companies[8].
  • RP FLIP's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2021016141[9].
  • RP FLIP's designed by is recorded as Glosten[10].
  • RP FLIP's Commons category is recorded as R.P. FLIP (ship, 1962)[11].
  • RP FLIP's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • RP FLIP's shipping port is recorded as Nimitz Marine Facility[13].
  • RP FLIP's powered by is recorded as diesel generator[14].
  • RP FLIP's port of registry is recorded as San Diego[15].
  • +1962-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RP FLIP[16].
  • RP FLIP's MMSI is recorded as 338040561[17].
  • RP FLIP's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08w6f8[18].
  • RP FLIP's service entry is recorded as +1962-09-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • RP FLIP's service retirement is recorded as +2020-09-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • RP FLIP's significant event is recorded as keel laying[21].
  • RP FLIP's significant event is recorded as ship launching[22].
  • RP FLIP's significant event is recorded as ship completed[23].
  • RP FLIP's significant event is recorded as service entry[24].
  • RP FLIP's significant event is recorded as service retirement[25].
  • RP FLIP's significant event is recorded as ship breaking[26].
  • RP FLIP's official website is recorded as https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ships/flip[27].

Why It Matters

RP FLIP ranks in the top 3% of research_vessel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . marinelink.com. marinelink.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . marinelink.com. marinelink.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . scripps.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . vesseltracker.com. vesseltracker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . eos.org. eos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . eos.org. eos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . today.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . today.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). RP FLIP. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rp-flip
MLA “RP FLIP.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/rp-flip.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_rp-flip_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{RP FLIP}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/rp-flip}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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