Although the general cruise planning process is similar for all the US Academic Research Fleet’s vessels, each vessel has their own regulations and procedures. It is important to understand these regulations. Click on a vessel's name in the table below to access each vessel’s Cruise Planning page.
OPERATING INSTITUTION |
SHIP |
OWNER |
LENGTH (ft) |
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GLOBAL CLASS SHIPS |
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University of Washington |
Navy |
274 |
|
Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Navy |
274 |
|
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
Navy |
274 |
|
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
NSF |
261 |
|
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
NSF |
235 |
|
OCEAN/INTERMEDIATE CLASS SHIPS |
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University of Hawaii |
Navy |
186 |
|
Oregon State University |
NSF |
177 |
|
University of Rhode Island |
NSF |
185 |
|
Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences |
BBSR |
168 |
|
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
Navy |
238 |
|
Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Navy | 238 | |
REGIONAL CLASS SHIPS |
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University of Delaware |
UD |
146 |
|
COASTAL/LOCAL CLASS SHIPS |
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
SIO |
125 |
|
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium |
LUMCON |
116 |
|
University of Miami |
UM |
96 |
|
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography |
UG |
92 |
|
University of Minnesota - Duluth |
UMD |
86 |
|
University of Washington |
U. Washington |
72 |