Revised UNOLS Ship Classes

In 2011 the decision was made to revise the ship classes. There are now 4 classes rather than 6. This decision was endorsed by the UNOLS Council in August of 2011. Below is a list of the UNOLS vessels with their old classifications and new classifications.

Ship
Institution
Old Class
New Class
Atlantis
WHOI
Global
Global
Roger Revelle
SIO
Global
Global
Melville
SIO
Global
Global
Knorr
WHOI
Global
Global
Marcus G. Langseth
LDEO
Global
Global
T.G. Thompson
UW
Global
Global
Sikuliaq
UAF
Global
Kilo Moana
UH
Ocean
Ocean/Intermediate
Endeavor
URI
Intermediate
Ocean/Intermediate
New Horizon
SIO
Intermediate
Ocean/Intermediate
Wecoma
OSU
Intermediate
Ocean/Intermediate
Atlantic Explorer
BIOS
Regional
Ocean/Intermediate
Point Sur
MLML
Regional
Regional
Cape Hatteras
DUKE/UNC
Regional
Regional

Hugh R. Sharp

UDel
Regional/Coastal
Regional
Pelican
LUMCON
Regional/Coastal
Coastal/Local
Robert Gordon Sproul
SIO
Regional/Coastal
Coastal/Local
F.G. Walton Smith
UMiami
Regional/Coastal
Coastal/Local
Savannah
Skidaway
Local
Coastal/Local
Blue Heron
UMD
Local
Coastal/Local
Clifford A. Barnes
UW
Local
Coastal/Local

Page updated: October 3, 2011