NOAAS Rainier
Medium survey ship based in Newport, Oregon (USA) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NOAA Ship Rainier (S 221) is a survey vessel in commission with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Her primary mission is to chart all aspects of the ocean and sea floor, primarily in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The ship is home-ported at the NOAA Marine Operations Center–Pacific in Newport, Oregon.[1]
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NOAAS Rainier (S 221) | |
History | |
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United States Coast and Geodetic Survey | |
Name | USC&GS Rainier |
Namesake | Mount Rainier in Washington |
Builder | Aerojet-General Shipyards, Jacksonville, Florida |
Launched | March 1967 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Robert M. White |
Commissioned | 2 October 1968 |
Identification | (MSS 21) |
Fate | Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970 |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |
Name | NOAAS Rainier |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Acquired | Transferred from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 3 October 1970 |
Homeport | Newport, Oregon |
Identification |
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Honors and awards | NOAA Unit Citation Award, 1977 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fairweather-class hydrographic survey ship |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 1,800 tons |
Length | 231 ft (70 m) |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) moulded |
Draft | 14.3 ft (4.4 m) maximum |
Installed power | 2,400 shp (1.8 MW) |
Propulsion | Two 1,200 hp (0.89 MW) General Motors 567C diesel engines |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Range | 5,898 nautical miles (10,923 km) |
Endurance | 22 days |
Boats & landing craft carried | Four survey launches, and four smaller boats |
Complement | Maximum of 55 crew and 8 scientists |
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