USNS Henson (T-AGS-63) is a Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship. It is the fourth ship in the class. Henson is named after Matthew Henson, who accompanied Robert Peary, most famously on an expedition intended to reach the Geographic North Pole in 1909.

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Henson in Guantanamo Bay, January 2010
History
United States
Name	Henson
Namesake	Matthew Henson
Owner	United States Navy
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	20 October 1994[1]
Builder	Halter Marine[1]
Laid down	13 October 1995[1]
Launched	21 October 1996[1]
In service	20 February 1998[1]
Identification	IMO number: 9132129 MMSI number: 368920000 Callsign: NENB
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Pathfinder-class survey ship
Displacement	5,000 tons full 3,019 light[1]
Length	329 ft (100 m)[1]
Beam	58 ft (18 m)[1]
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)[1]
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement	28 mariners/27 sponsor personnel

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Henson participated in the search for the remains of USS Bonhomme Richard off the coast of Flamborough Head, England, during the week of 10 September 2010. The survey crew is composed of oceanographers from the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) who planned and coordinated the U.S. Navy's participation in the search. Representatives from the U.S. Naval Academy, Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Naval History and Heritage Command will also be aboard Henson to assist in the search and identification of found artifacts.^[2]