Historical List of all UNOLS Vessels

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 Out of UNOLS Service in 2022.
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