NSF EPA Other Research Ships

Other Government-Funded Research Ships

This table attempts to list all the research ships currently or recently operated by or for the NSF, the EPA and the USGS, and by universities and institutions involved in the UNOLS system. There are many gaps and uncertain areas in this table, especially in the last section: if anyone has any corrections or additions, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 14 September 2015.

Name	Builder	Hull #	GT	Ft.	Del'd.	Disposition
*National Science Foundation (NSF) - established 1950*
Aras II	Bath Iron Works	139	1,820	224	1930	Acquired 1962 as Anton Brunn, sold 1968, scrapped 1993
Alpha Helix	Martinac SB	145	289	117	Feb-66	Op. by U. of Alaska Fairbanks, sold 2007, active (Mexico)
Cayuse	Albina Machine	404	165	79	1968	Op. by Oregon State U., retired
Goldenrod (WAGL 213)	Dubuque Boat		170	104	Jun-38	Acquired 1973
Poplar (WAGL 214)	Dubuque Boat		170	104	Feb-39	Acquired 1973
Oceanus	Peterson Builders	9250-1	289	177	Nov-75	Op. by Woods Hole Institution, op. by Oregon State U. 2012, active
Wecoma	Peterson Builders	9250-2	289	177	Nov-75	Op. by Oregon State U., scrapped 2012
Endeavor	Peterson Builders	9345	289	185	Oct-76	Op. by U. of Rhode Island, active
Cape Hatteras	Atlantic Marine	185	296	122	May-81	Op. by Duke U., sold to Cape Fear Comm. Coll. 2013, active
Point Sur	Atlantic Marine	186	296	122	Jul-81	Op. by San Jose State U., sold to U. of Southern Mississippi 2015, active
Bitt (WYTL 65613)	Western Boat		80	65	May-66	Acquired 1982 as Clifford A. Barnes, op. by U. of Washington, sold 2019 as Bitt
Bernier	Marine Ind.	449	1,976	230	Jul-83	Acquired 1988 as Maurice Ewing, op. by Columbia U., sold 2005 as Nordic Bahari (S'pore)
Nathaniel B. Palmer	North American	137	6,174	281	Feb-92	Op. by Edison Chouest Offshore, active
Laurence M. Gould	North American	154	2,966	207	Oct-97	Op. by Edison Chouest Offshore, active
Western Legend	Ulstein Werft		3,834	235	1991	Acquired 2004 as Marcus G. Langseth, op. by Columbia U., active
Sikuliaq	Marinette Marine	650	3,334	261	Jul-14	Op. by U. of Alaska Fairbanks, active

*Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - established 1970*
Maple (WAGL 234)	Marine Iron		342		Jun-39	Acquired 1974 as Roger R. Simons, sold 1995
Antelope (PGM 86)	Tacoma Boat		250	164	Nov-67	Acquired 1977 as Peter W. Anderson, scrapped 2010
Crockett (PGM 88)	Tacoma Boat		250	164	Jun-68	Acquired 1977 as Rachel Carson, scrapped
Marsea XIV	Halter Moss Point	1013	283	180	Oct-81	Acquired 1988 as Lake Guardian, active
Bold (AGOS 12)	Tacoma Boat	449	1,600	224	Oct-89	Acquired 2005 as Bold, active
Rude (S 590)	Jakobson SY	428	220	90	Mar-67	Acquired 2009 as Lake Explorer II, active

*U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - established in its current form 1996*
Polaris	Wilmington BW		114	91	1927	Built as yacht Pasada Manana, acquired 1966, active
Muskie	Hansen Welding	71		65	1960	Retired 2011
Kaho	Hansen Welding	72		65	1961	Retired 2011
State Point	American Marine	922	474	142	Dec-65	Acquired 19-- as J. W. Powell, sold 2000
	Bender SB			75	1977	Acquired 19-- as Grayling, to be retired 2015
Kiyi	Patti Shipyard	157	290		Oct-99	Active
Sturgeon	Basic Marine	117	180		Jul-04	Active
Kaho	Great Lakes SY	104	67	71	Aug-11	Active
Muskie	Great Lakes SY	105	67	71	Aug-11	Active
Arcticus	Burger Boat	103	148	77	2014	Active

*University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) - established 1971 - listed by size*
Melville	Defoe Sbldg.	442	2,670	279	Aug-69	Scripps Institution, to the Philippines 2016 as Gregorio Velasquez
Knorr	Defoe Sbldg.	443	2,670	279	Jan-70	Woods Hole Institution, to Mexico 2016 as Rio Tecolutla
Thomas G. Thompson	Halter Marine	1148	2,100	274	Jul-91	U. of Washington
Roger Revelle	Halter Marine	1358	2,100	274	Jun-96	Scripps Institution
Atlantis	Halter Marine	1416	2,100	274	Feb-98	Woods Hole Institution
Sikuliaq	Marinette Marine	650	3,334	261	Jul-14	U. of Alaska Fairbanks
Neil Armstrong	Dakota Creek	58	3,204	238	2015	Woods Hole Institution
Sally Ride	Dakota Creek	59	3,204	238	2015	Scripps Institution
Marcus G. Langseth	Ulstein Werft		3,834	235	1991	Columbia U.
Kilo Moana	Atlantic Marine	244	2,500	186	May-02	U. of Hawaii
Endeavor	Peterson Builders	9345	289	185	Oct-76	U. of Rhode Island
Oceanus	Peterson Builders	9250-1	289	177	Nov-75	Oregon State U.
New Horizon	Atlantic Marine	172	800	170	Dec-78	Scripps Institution
Atlantic Explorer	Houma Marine Fab.	73	292	168	Apr-82	Bermuda Inst. for Ocean Sciences
Hugh R. Sharp	Dakota Creek	46	252	146	Oct-05	U. of Delaware
Robert Gordon Sproul	Steiner Shipyard	116	84	125	Sep-81	Scripps Institution
Pelican	Allied Shipyard	160	291	116	1985	Louisiana U. Marine Consortium
F. G. Walton Smith	Eastern SB	683	325	96	Feb-00	U. of Miami
Savannah	Washburn & Doughty	72	265	92	Sep-01	U. of Georgia
Blue Heron	Goudy & Stevens	20	175	86	Dec-85	U. of Minnesota Duluth
Clifford A. Barnes	Western Boat		80	66	May-66	U. of Washington

*Other University Research Vessels*
Acadiana	Breaux's Bay Craft	1603	51	57	1985	Louisiana U. Marine Consortium
Cape Fear	Panhandle Marine	39	77	63	1988	U. of NC Wilmington
Cape Henlopen	Swiftships	115	228	110	1976	U. of Delaware
Centennial	Fred Wahl Marine	3	65	58	1990	U. of Washington
Chesapeake	Gulfstar Inc.		34	53	1974	Hampton U.
Connecticut	Washburn & Doughty	61	94		Jun-98	U. of Connecticut
Coral Sea	Glenn E. Miller		143	84	1974	Humboldt State U.
Delphinus	Morgan Boats		54	53	1982	Florida Inst. of Technology
Elakha	Rozema BW	1159	42	54	2000	Oregon State U.
Fay Slover	Gladding-Hearn	333	51	55	Oct-02	Old Dominion U.
First State	Derecktor NY	3600	63	62	Jun-02	U. of Delaware
Gulf Challenger	Gladding-Hearn	288	45	50	Aug-93	U. of New Hampshire
Jack Robertson	Howard Moe Ent.		76	57	2008	U. of Washington
John M. Kingsbury	Gladding-Hearn	247	34	47	Jun-84	Cornell University
Kittiwake	Washburn & Doughty	76	102		Oct-02
Laurentian			129	73	1974	U. of Michigan
Longhorn	Allied Shipyard	138	179	94	1971	U. of Texas
Mizner	Misener Marine		110		Mar-81	Mississippi State U.
Neeskay	Higgins SY		75	68	1953	U. of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Ridgely Warfield	Bethlehem Steel	7006	260		1967	Johns Hopkins U.
Seward Johnson	Atlantic Marine	197	300	184	Jul-84	Harbor Branch Institution
Tioga	Gladding-Hearn	344	53	60	Apr-04	Woods Hole Institute
Seawolf	Washburn & Doughty	13	122	80	1982	State U. of New York
Weatherbird II	Bosarge Marine	1	194	101	1982	Bermuda Biological Station

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