Commercial Research Vessels Built in U.S. Shipyards Since WWII


(listed by shipbuilder and by hull number)

Builder Hull # Name Owner/Operatr GT Delivery Disposition
Bellenger SY 105 Columbus Iselin   280 Jun-72 Now "Genesis"
Bender SB 251 Karen Wood   6,414 Jun-70 Now "Geco Triton"
Bender SB 1085 Tommy Munro Gulf Coast Research Labs 150 Mar-81 Active
Bender SB 9317 Geomar III Geomar 300 Apr-82 Now "Cape Scott"
Bishop SB 12 Leo Wood, Jr.   194 1965 Now "A. B. Wood II"
Blount Marine 121 A.E. Verrill Marine Environmental Sciences  70 1966 Active
Blount Marine 164 Sub Sig  Raytheon Corporation   1971  
Boconco 127 Fugro Enterprise Fugro Leasing 99 Sep-07 Active
Bollinger SY   Wolverine Capco Offshore 111 1980 Active
Bosarge Marine 1 Aunt Bea   304 1982 Now "Weatherbird II"
Burlington Iron Works   Treasure Quest   127 1951 Active
Burton SY 325 Heron   191 1962 Now "Locator"
Delta SB 119 Echo Shell Oil 180 1977 Active
Derecktor NY   Damit Janet V Florida Research & Recovery 72 1976 Active
Freeport SB 51 Rapture Certified Marine 695 Aug-98 Active
Freeport SB 58 J. R. Navigator Sea Exploration 412 Nov-00 Active
Geo Shipyard 144 Fairfield Speculator Fairfield Industries Incorporated 45 1996 Active
Geo Shipyard 145 Expedition PGS Onshore Inc 47 1997 Active
Geo Shipyard 146 Fairfield Quest Fairfield Industries Incorporated 47 1997 Now "Global Quest"
Geo Shipyard 149 Fairfield Vision Fairfield Industries Incorporated 36 1997 Now "Global Vision"
Geo Shipyard 150 Fairfield Mirage Fairfield Industries Incorporated 48 1997 Active
Geo Shipyard 170 Lori B Global Geophysical Services Inc 33 2001 Active
Geo Shipyard 180 James H. Scott Global Geophysical Services 73 Jul-05 Active
Halter Marine/Seacraft 1805 Ms Cordelia Global Geophysical 245 Jul-07 Active
Halter New Orleans 102 Western  Geophysical  IV Western  Geophysical    1965 Scrapped
Halter New Orleans 103 Western  Geophysical  V Western  Geophysical  172 1965 Now "Pipeline  Surveyor"
Halter New Orleans 108 Western  Beacon     1965 Now "Beacon"
Halter New Orleans 138 Western  Sea     1966 Now "Fadak"
Halter New Orleans 139 Western  Beach     1966 Now "Clairy  T"
Halter New Orleans 158 Western  Shoal     1967 Now "Olaf"
Halter New Orleans 162 Mediterranean  Seal     1967 Now "El  Metro"
Hansen BW   Bering R Lee Higbee 93 1971 Now "Kirawan"
Hodgdon BW 232 Argo New York State 36t Jan-86 Active
James Greear 91 Pukuk William A. Choate, Jr. 106 Mar-08 Active
JeffBoat 1423 Phaedra   477 1966 Active
JeffBoat 1589 ENS 2   545 1966 Active
JeffBoat 1796 Niobe   993 Apr-67 Now "Corinthian"
Karl's Welding   Arctic Surveyor   275 1983 Now "Tropic Explorer"
Mangone SB 72 Unitedgeo II   195 1966 Now "Amalia"
Mangone SB 73 Seismic Explorer   291 1967 Now "Joe G Jr."
Mangone SB 91 Seismic Surveyor   614 1969 Now Tango I"