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The names of NOAA ships are preceded by the prefix "NOAAS" (for "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship") and followed by a unique hull classification symbol, or "hull number," made up of a letter indicating whether the vessel is a research ship (R) or survey ship (S), followed by a three-digit number.
NOAAS Ferdinand R. Hassler (S 250) is a coastal mapping vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Commissioned on 8 June 2012, Ferdinand R. Hassler is one of the newest additions to the NOAA hydrographic charting fleet.
NOAAS Oceanographer is an American oceanographic research vessel scheduled to enter commissioned service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2025. She is under construction, with completion anticipated in early 2025. She is the second NOAA ship to bear the name Oceanographer.
NOAAS Discoverer is an American oceanographic research vessel scheduled to enter commissioned service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2026. She is under construction, with completion anticipated in 2026. She is the second NOAA ship to bear the name Discoverer.
On 30 April and 1 May 2017, the NOAA research ship NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) surveyed an area in the Bering Sea off Dalnoi Point on the northwestern tip of St. George Island in the Pribilof Islands in a search for the wreck of the 92-foot (28.0 m) crab-fishing boat Destination, which had capsized and sunk in the area with the loss of her entire ...
NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hydrographic survey vessel in service since 2003. The ship was built for the United States Navy as USNS Littlehales (T-AGS-52) serving as one of two new coastal hydrographic survey vessels from 1992 until transfer to NOAA in 2003 when it was named after Founding Father and third U.S. president, Thomas ...
NOAA Ship Rainier (S 221) is a survey vessel in commission with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Her primary mission is to chart all aspects of the ocean and sea floor, primarily in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The ship is home-ported at the NOAA Marine Operations Center–Pacific in Newport, Oregon. [1]
At 274 feet (84 m) in length, Ronald H. Brown is the largest vessel in the NOAA fleet. Her hull is hardened against ice to allow for Arctic and Antarctic research. The ship has a total of 59 bunk spaces and can seat 30 at a time in her mess room. The ship also includes a two-bed hospital facility. [3]