October 19, 2018 FEATURE | US naval research ship visits Taiwan – a hint of things to come? Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on October 19, 2018. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Marine Research and Training, Naval auxiliary/support vessels. On October 15 the 3,300-tonne US oceanographic research vessel Thomas G Thompson docked in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. According to official Taiwanese sources the ship is .. Read More