US Academic Research Fleet Cruise Planning Websites

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)
GLOBAL CLASS SHIPS
University of Washington	THOMAS G. THOMPSON	Navy	274
Scripps Institution of Oceanography	ROGER REVELLE	Navy	274
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	ATLANTIS	Navy	274
University of Alaska Fairbanks	SIKULIAQ	NSF	261
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory	MARCUS G. LANGSETH	NSF	235
OCEAN/INTERMEDIATE CLASS SHIPS
University of Hawaii	KILO MOANA	Navy	186
Oregon State University	OCEANUS	NSF	177
University of Rhode Island	ENDEAVOR	NSF	185
Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences	ATLANTIC EXPLORER	BBSR	168
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	NEIL ARMSTRONG	Navy	238
Scripps Institution of Oceanography	SALLY RIDE	Navy	238
REGIONAL CLASS SHIPS
University of Delaware	HUGH R. SHARP	UD	146
COASTAL/LOCAL CLASS SHIPS
Scripps Institution of Oceanography	ROBERT GORDON SPROUL	SIO	125
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium	PELICAN	LUMCON	116
University of Miami	F.G WALTON SMITH	UM	96
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography	SAVANNAH	UG	92
University of Minnesota - Duluth	BLUE HERON	UMD	86
University of Washington	RACHEL CARSON	U. Washington	72

US Academic Research Fleet Cruise Planning Websites

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OPERATING INSTITUTION

SHIP

OWNER

LENGTH (ft)

GLOBAL CLASS SHIPS

OCEAN/INTERMEDIATE CLASS SHIPS

REGIONAL CLASS SHIPS

COASTAL/LOCAL CLASS SHIPS