RV Endeavor
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | RV Endeavor |
| Owner: | National Science Foundation |
| Operator: | University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) |
| Port of registry: | U.S. |
| Builder: | Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI. |
| Laid down: | 1975 |
| Acquired: | November 1976 |
| Notes: | Designed by John Gilbert Associates; Replaced RV Trident; mid-life refit at Peterson Builders, Inc. in 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 298 GRT |
| Length: | 185 feet OA, 165 feet WL[1] |
| Beam: | 33 feet |
| Draught: | 18 feet 6 inches (aft), 12 feet 6 inches (forward) |
| Propulsion: | 1 GM/EMD diesel engine; 3,050 shaft HP @ 900 RPM (maximum), Single screw with controllable pitch, Kort steering nozzle; J. Samual White Waterjet, 320 HP, DC variable speed and direction bow thruster |
| Speed: | 10 knots cruising, 14 knots full |
| Capacity: | Maximum Scientific Load: 89,600 pounds (of which the 01 deck is limited to 22,400 pounds) |
| Notes: | Sister ship of RV Oceanus at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and RV Wecoma at Oregon State University |
RV Endeavor is a research vessel owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Rhode Island (URI) under a Charter Party Agreement as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet. The vessel is homeported at the Narragansett, Rhode Island at the URI Bay Campus.[2]
The 185 foot Endeavor, built by Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin,[3] replaced RV Trident in 1976.[4]
It was likely named for Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour, for which the Space Shuttle Endeavour is also named.
References
- ↑ "Endeavor Specifications". University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "Endeavor Marine Operations". Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "Endeavor Specifications". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "URI History and Timeline". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
External links
- Research Vessel Endeavor
- URI Graduate School of Oceanography: Endeavor Specifications
- URI Marine Technical Services Group
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