Billy Budd (opera) the conflict between good and evil, he is tormented by guilt over the case of Billy Budd on board his ship, HMS "Indomitable", some years earlier. The crew of the Indomitable works on deck. For slipping and bumping into an officer, the Novice is sentenced to be flogged. At the same time a cutter approaches, returning from a merchant ship where it has pressed three sailors into the Royal Navy. One of these sailors, Billy Budd, seems overjoyed with his situation – entirely different from the other two who are not so happy. Claggart, the Master-at-Arms, calls him "a find
USNS Indomitable (T-AGOS-7) programs within NOAA, and the scientists who carry out research aboard her come from many divisions of NOAA, as well as other United States Government agencies, U.S. state government agencies, and academia. "McArthur II" was retired by NOAA on 18 June 2014. She had been inactive since 2011. In 2017 the vessel was bought by Caladan Oceanic LLC and prepared to serve as a mother ship for the manned deep-ocean research submersible "Limiting Factor". The vessel was named DSSV "Pressure Drop" because the financial sponsor Victor Vescovo admires the Culture novels written by Iain M.Banks. USNS Indomitable (T-AGOS-7) USNS "Indomitable"