NOAAS Oceanographer
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NOAAS Oceanographer (R 101), originally USC&GS Oceanographer (OSS O1), was an American Oceanographer-class oceanographic research vessel in service in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1966 to 1970 and in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 1996. She served as flagship of both the Coast and Geodetic Survey and NOAA fleets.
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NOAAS Oceanographer (R 101) off Seattle, Washington | |
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United States | |
Name | USC&GS Oceanographer (OSS 01) |
Namesake | Oceanographer, a scientist who studies the ocean |
Builder | Aerojet General Shipyards, Jacksonville, Florida |
Laid down | 22 July 1963 |
Launched | 18 April 1964 |
Completed | 20 April 1966 |
Commissioned | 13 July 1966 |
Fate | Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970 |
United States | |
Name | NOAAS Oceanographer (R 101) |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Acquired | Transferred from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 3 October 1970 |
Decommissioned | July 1981 |
Recommissioned | 8 April 1986 |
Decommissioned | 1989 |
Recommissioned | ? |
Decommissioned | 1996 |
Homeport | Seattle, Washington |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oceanographer-class oceanographic research ship |
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Displacement | 4,033 tons (full load) |
Length | 92.4 m (303 ft) |
Beam | 15.8 m (52 ft) |
Draft | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
Installed power | 5,000 shaft horsepower (6.7 megawatts) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric: Two Westinghouse 1150 diesel generator sets, two Westinghouse electric motors, two screws; 400-horsepower (0.54-megawatt) bow thruster; 937 tons fuel |
Speed | 15.8 knots (sustained) |
Range | 12,250 nautical miles (22,690 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Endurance | 34 days (150 days provisions) |
Complement | 79 (13 NOAA Corps officers, six licensed civilian officers, 60 crewmen) plus up to 24 scientists |
Sensors and processing systems | One weather radar, two navigational radars; additional sensors installed before 1986 reactivation (see text) |
Notes | 1.2 MW electrical power |
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