NOAA Ship Rude
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The NOAA Ship Rude is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel.
She was built at the Jackobson Shipyard in Oyster Bay, New York. She was launched in August 1966 and commissioned in March 1967.
The RUDE (pronounced "Rudy") is named for Gilbert T. Rude, former Chief of the Division of Coastal Surveys, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. The hull of the ship is 90 feet (27.4 m) long, the smallest in the NOAA fleet. The ship has a total of 11 bunk spaces. The ship's mess room can seat 7. She carries a complement of 4 NOAA Corps officers, 7 crew, including 1 licensed engineer.
The deck equipment features one winch and one telescoping boom crane. This equipment gives the RUDE a lifting capacity of up to 7,500 pounds (3,400 kg) as well 500 feet (150 m) of cable that can pull up to 250 pounds (113 kg).
For her primary mission of inshore hydrographic surveys, the ship is equipped with a differential global positioning system (DGPS), a multibeam sonar system, and side-scan sonar (SSS). She is also equipped for diving operations to allow human investigation of submerged obstacles. A 19-foot (5.7 m) fiberglass launch is available for utility or rescue operations.
[edit] Search and rescue
The RUDE is sometimes called upon to assist the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy in search, rescue, and recovery operations. The RUDE located the TWA Flight 800 wreckage off of Moriches, New York in 1996, and more recently, located John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane wreckage off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- NOAA Ship RUDE (October 2005). Retrieved on May 10, 2006.
