Keywords: RP FLIP 50th anniverary celebration (120629-N-PO203-124).jpg en Dr Frank Herr head of the Office of Naval Research's ocean battlespace sensing department addresses guests during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Department of the Navy's Floating Instrument Platform FLIP at the Scripps Nimitz Marine Facility in Point Loma Calif 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 http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 127007 2012-06-29 U S Navy/John F Williams 120629-N-PO203-124 Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy R P FLIP ship 1962 2012-06-29 Taken with Nikon D3s |