Ship |
Owner |
Operator |
Status |
---|---|---|---|
Acona |
NSF |
U. Alaska |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1979. |
Alaminos |
Texas A&M |
Texas A&M |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1973. |
Alexander Agassiz |
Scripps |
Scripps |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1976. |
Alpha Helix |
NSF |
UAF |
Out of UNOLS Service end of 2006. Purchased by CICESE in 2013. |
Atlantic Explorer |
BIOS |
BIOS |
In Service |
Atlantis |
Navy |
WHOI |
In Service |
Atlantis II |
WHOI |
WHOI |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1996. |
Blue Fin |
U. Georgia |
Skidaway |
Was replaced by R/V Savannah in late 2001. |
Blue Heron |
U. Minn |
U. Minn |
In Service |
Calanus |
U. Miami |
U. Miami |
Was replaced by R/V F. G. Walton Smith in early 2000. |
Cape Hatteras |
NSF |
Duke U. |
Out of UNOLS Service 2013. |
Cape Henlopen |
U. Delaware |
U. Delaware |
Was replaced by R/V Hugh R. Sharp in early 2006. |
Cape Florida |
NSF |
U. Miami |
Was renamed R/V Point Sur in 1985 after relocation to Moss Landing. |
Cayuse |
OSU |
Moss Landing |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1985. Relocated from OSU to Moss Landing in 1979. |
Chain |
Navy |
WHOI |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1975. |
Clifford A. Barnes |
NSF |
U. Washington |
Retired in 2018. |
Columbus Iselin |
U. Miami |
U. Miami |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1994. |
Dolphin |
Scripps |
Scripps |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1976. |
Eastward |
Duke U. |
Duke U. |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1980. |
Edwin Link |
HBOI |
HBOI |
Renamed R/V Seward Johnson II. |
Edwin Link (ex. Sea Diver) |
HBOI |
HBOI |
Out of UNOLS Service end of 2001. |
Ellen B. Scripps |
Scripps |
Scripps |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1984. |
Endeavor |
NSF |
URI-GSO |
In Service |
F. G. Walton Smith |
U. Miami |
U. Miami |
In Service |
Fred H. Moore |
U. Texas |
U. Texas |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1988. |
Gerda |
U. Miami |
U. Miami |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1972. |
Golden Isles |
U. Georgia |
Skidaway |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1975. |
Gosnold |
WHOI |
WHOI |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1972. Originally named Explorer until renamed to Gosnald. Transferred to WBOI in 1973. |
Gyre |
Navy |
Texas A&M |
Out of UNOLS Service end of August 2005. |
Hugh R. Sharp |
U. Delaware |
U. Delaware |
In Service |
Hoh |
Navy |
U. Washington |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1982. |
Inland Seas |
U. Michigan |
U. Michigan |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1973. Now owned & operated by Inland Seas Education Association. |
James M. Gilliss |
Navy |
U. Miami |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1979. Transferred to Mexican Navy in 1996. |
Kilo Moana |
Navy |
U. Hawaii |
In Service |
Kit Jones |
U. Georgia |
Skidaway |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1975. |
Knorr |
Navy |
WHOI |
Out of UNOLS Service end of 2014. |
Kona Keoki |
U. Hawaii |
U. Hawaii |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1984. |
Laurentian |
NSF |
U. Michigan |
Out of UNOLS Service end of 2001. |
Longhorn |
U. Texas |
U. Texas |
Out of UNOLS Service end of 2006. Currently leased to NOAA. |
Marcus Langseth |
NSF |
Lamont-Doherty |
In Service |
Maurice Ewing |
NSF |
Lamont-Doherty |
Was replaced by R/V Marcus Langseth in early 2006. |
Maury |
Johns Hopkins |
Johns Hopkins |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1972. |
Melville |
Navy |
Scripps |
Out of UNOLS Service end of 2014. |
Moana Wave |
Navy |
U. Hawaii |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1999. |
Mysis |
U. Michigan |
U. Michigan |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1973. |
Neil Armstrong |
Navy |
WHOI |
In Service |
New Horizon |
Scripps |
Scripps |
Out of UNOLS Service in 2015. |
Oceanus |
NSF |
OSU |
In Service |
Oconostota |
Navy |
Moss Landing |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1973. |
Onar |
Navy |
U. Washington |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1984. |
Pelican |
LUMCON |
LUMCON |
In Service |
Point Sur |
NSF |
Moss Landing |
Originally the R/V Cape Florida. Out of UNOLS Service at end of 2014. |
Proteus |
Stanford U. |
Stanford U. |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1972. |
Rachel Carson | U. of Washington | U. of Washington | In Service |
Ridgely Warfield |
Johns Hopkins |
Johns Hopkins |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1990. |
Robert Gordon Sproul |
Scripps |
Scripps |
In Service |
Robert T. Conrad |
Navy |
Lamont-Doherty |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1989. |
Roger Revelle |
Navy |
Scripps |
In Service |
Sally Ride |
Navy |
Scripps |
In Service |
Savannah |
U. Georgia |
Skidaway |
In Service |
Sea Diver |
HBOI |
HBOI |
Renamed R/V Edwin Link. |
Seward Johnson |
HBOI |
HBOI |
Out of UNOLS Service end of 2009. |
Seward Johnson II (ex. Edwin Link) |
BIOS |
BIOS |
Purchased from HBOI late 2005. Christened R/V Atlantic Explorer in 2006. |
Sikuliaq |
NSF |
UAF |
In Service |
Teritu |
U. Hawaii |
U. Hawaii |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1973. |
Thomas G. Thompson |
Navy |
U. Washington |
In Service |
Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR 9) |
Navy |
U. Washington |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1988. Renamed Pacific Escort in 1990. Renamed Gosport in 1997. |
Thomas Washington |
Navy |
Scripps |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1992. Purchased by government of Chile, renamed Vidal Gormaz. |
Trident |
Navy |
URI-GSO |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1975. |
Tursiups |
Navy |
FSU |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1972. |
Urraca |
STRI |
STRI |
Out of UNOLS Service Fall 2008. |
Velero IV |
U. S. Calif. |
U. S. Calif. |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1985. |
Vema |
Columbia U. |
Lamont-Doherty |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1981. |
Weatherbird II |
BIOS |
BIOS |
Out of UNOLS Service end of 2005. |
Wecoma |
NSF |
OSU |
Out of UNOLS Service in 2011. |
Yaquina |
OSU |
OSU |
Out of UNOLS Service in 1975. |
Institutions and Abbreviations:
BIOS: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Columbia U.: Columbia University
Duke U.: Duke University
FSU: Florida State University
HBOI: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (Florida Atlantic University)
Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins University
Lamont-Doherty: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (Columbia U.)
LUMCON: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Moss Landing: Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Navy: United States Navy
NSF: National Science Foundation
OSU: Oregon State University
Scripps: Scripps Institution of Oceanography (U. C. San Diego)
Skidaway: Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (U. Georgia)
Stanford U.: Stanford University
STRI: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Texas A&M: Texas A&M University
U. Alaska: University of Alaska
U. Delaware: University of Delaware
U. Georgia: University of Georgia
U. Hawaii: University of Hawaii
U. Miami: University of Miami (Rosenstiel School)
U. Michigan: University of Michigan
U. Minn: University of Minnesota
U. S. Calif: University of Southern California
U. Texas: University of Texas
U. Washington: University of Washington
URI-GSO: University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
WHOI: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution