Dec 10, 2014
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At the end of 2014, R/V Knorr will be decommissioned from the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The vessel has been owned by the Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for 44 years.
Read more about the historic vessel below:
- Boston Globe: Venerable Research Ship Sails into port a final time
- Cape Cod Times: After a million miles for science, the Knorr comes home
- Interesting Facts about the R/V Knorr
Watch a moving video tribute created by Kevin King (including aerial footage filmed from a quadcopter!):
*image credit: Eric Benway, WHOI