NOAAS David Starr Jordan
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"Ocean Starr" redirects here. For the Australian children's television series, see Ocean Star. For other meanings, see Ocean Star (disambiguation).
NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R444)) was an American fisheries research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2010. She previously was in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries fleet from 1966 to 1970 as US FWS David Starr Jordan.
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NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R 444) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | US FWS David Starr Jordan |
Namesake | David Starr Jordan (1851–1931), American naturalist and educator |
Operator | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Builder | Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Launched | 19 December 1964 |
Acquired | 5 November 1965 (delivery) |
Commissioned | 8 January 1966 |
Identification | Call sign WTDK |
Fate | Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
United States | |
Name | NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R 444) |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Operator | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Acquired | Transferred from Bureau of Commercial Fisheries |
Decommissioned | 3 August 2010 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold 27 May 2011 |
United States | |
Name | R/V Ocean Starr |
Owner | Stabbert Maritime, Seattle, Washington |
Operator | Ocean Services, Inc. |
Acquired | Purchased 27 May 2011 |
Homeport | Seattle, Washington |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics (as NOAAS David Starr Jordan) | |
Type | Fisheries research ship |
Tonnage |
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Displacement | 993 tons |
Length | 171 ft (52 m) |
Beam | 36.6 ft (11.2 m) |
Draft | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
Propulsion | Two 534-hp (398-kW) White Superior diesel engines, two three-bladed controllable-pitch propellers, one 200-hp (149-kW) General Motors lowerable electric bow thruster |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Range | 8,335 nautical miles (15,436 km) |
Endurance | 31 days |
Boats & landing craft carried |
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Complement | 14, plus up to 13 scientists |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter pad |
General characteristics (as R/V Ocean Starr) | |
Type | Oceanographic research ship |
Tonnage |
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Length | 171 ft (52 m) |
Beam | 36.6 ft (11.2 m) |
Height | 75 ft (23 m) (maximum above water) |
Draft | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) (loaded) |
Installed power | Two General Motors/Delco generators, 200 hp (149 kw) each |
Propulsion | Two 534-hp (398-kW) White Superior diesel engines, variable-pitch propellers, one Hundested Tunnel Thruster bow thruster |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) (cruising) |
Range | 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km) |
Complement | 8 to 10, plus up to 23 to 25 scientists including marine technician |
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After the conclusion of David Starr Jordan′s NOAA career, Stabbert Maritime purchased her, renovated her, and placed her in service as the oceanographic research vessel R/V Ocean Starr.