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Other Government Research Vessels

Most recent update: August 6, 2010.

This table lists all active (or recently deactivated) government-funded research vessels, operated by the NSF, the EPA, the USGS and by universities, both within and without the UNOLS system.

Type # Name Builder Hull # GT Price ($mm) Delivery N or C Disposition
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Alpha Helix Martinac SB 145 289 Feb-66 N U. of Alaska
Cape Hatteras Atlantic Marine 185 300 May-81 N Duke and UNC
Cayuse Albina Machine 404 165 1968 N Retired
Clifford A. Barnes Western Boat 80 1965 C Ex- WYTL 65613, to U. of Washington
Laurence M. Gould North American 154 3,800 1997 N Active
Marcus B. Langseth Ulstein Werft 3,834 1991 N Columbia U.
Nathaniel B. Palmer North American 137 6,600 1992 N Active
Oceanus Peterson Builders 9250-1 260 1975 N Woods Hole Institution
Point Sur Atlantic Marine 186 300 Jul-81 N Moss Landing Marine Lab.
Wecoma Peterson Builders 9250-2 260 1975 N Oregon State U.
  Marinette Marine     2013 N U. of Alaska
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Peter W. Anderson Tacoma Boat 250 1967 C Ex PGM 86, replaced by "Bold"
Crockett Tacoma Boat 250 1967 C Ex PGM 88, retired
Lake Guardian Halter Marine 1,250 1980 C Ex OSV, active
Bold Tacoma Boat 449 1,600 1989 C Ex T-AGOS 12, active
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Musky II   1960 N  
Kaho Hansen Welding 1961 N  
J. W. Powell American Marine 922 420 1965 N TDI-Brooks International
Grayling   1977 N  
Kiyi Patti Shipyard 290 Oct-99 N  
Sturgeon Basic Marine 117 180 Jul-04 N  
UNOLS Research Vessels (listed alphabetically)
Atlantic Explorer   Bermuda Inst. for Ocean Sciences
Atlantis Halter Marine 1416 2,100 33.6 Feb-98 N Woods Hole Institution
Blue Heron Goudy & Stevens 175 1985 N U. of Minnesota - Duluth
Cape Hatteras Atlantic Marine 185 300 May-81 N Duke U. and U. of North Carolina
Clifford A. Barnes Western Boat 80 1965 C U. of Washington
Endeavour   950 1976 N U. of Rhode Island
Hugh R. Sharp Dakota Creek 46 Oct-05 N U. of Delaware
Kilo Moana Atlantic Marine 244 2,500 42.0 May-02 N U. of Hawaii
Knorr Defoe Sbldg. 443 2,670 5.9 Jan-70 N Woods Hole Institution
Marcus Langseth   N Columbia U.
Melville Defoe Sbldg. 442 2,670 5.9 Aug-69 N Scripps Institution
New Horizon Atlantic Marine 172 800 Dec-78 N Scripps Institution
Oceanus Peterson Builders 9250-1 260 1975 N Woods Hole Institution
Pelican Allied Shipyard 160 291 1985 N Louisiana U. Marine Consortium
Point Sur Atlantic Marine 186 300 Jul-81 N Moss Landing Marine Lab.
Robert Gordon Sproul     84 1981 N Scripps Institution
Roger Revelle Halter Marine 1358 2,100 34.6 Jun-96 N Scripps Institution
Savannah Washburn & Doughty 72 Sep-01 N U. of Georgia
F. G. Walton Smith Eastern Shipbuilding 683 325 Feb-00 N U. of Miami
Thomas G. Thompson Halter Marine 1148 2,100 20.8 Jul-91 N U. of Washington
Wecoma Peterson Builders 9250-2 260 1975 N Oregon State U.
Other University Research Vessels (listed alphabetically)
Cape Henlopen Swiftships 115 228 1976 N U. of Delaware
Connecticut Washburn & Doughty 94 Jun-98 N U. of Connecticut
Elakha Rozema BW 1159 54 2000 N Oregon State U.
Fay Slover Gladding-Hearn 333 51 2002 N Old Dominion U.
First State Derecktor NY 3600 63 Jun-02 N U. of Delaware
Gulf Challenger Gladding-Hearn 288 45 1993 N U. of New Hampshire
John M. Kingsbury Gladding-Hearn 247 34 1984 N Cornell University
Kittiwake Washburn & Doughty 76 Oct-02 N
Laurentian   1974 N U. of Michigan
Longhorn   N U. of Texas
Mizner Misener Marine   110 Mar-81 N Mississippi State U.
Queen of France Blount Marine 20 N U. of Rhode Island
Ridgely Warfield Bethlehem Steel 7006 260 1967 N Johns Hopkins U.
Seward Johnson Atlantic Marine 197 300 Jul-84 N Harbor Branch Institution
Seward Johnson II   N Harbor Branch Institution
Tioga Gladding-Hearn 344 53 Apr-04 N Woods Hole Institute
Weatherbird II   N Bermuda Biological Station