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]
_(15034073055).jpg) Wave crashing on Endeavor's bow.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| 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 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| 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 | 19 feet 6 inches (aft) |
| 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 |
| Capacity | Maximum Scientific Load: 89,600 pounds (of which the 01 deck is limited to 22,400 pounds) |
| Crew | 12 Crew, Up to 18 Scientists |
| Notes | Sister ship of RV Oceanus at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and RV Wecoma at Oregon State University |
The 185-foot (56 m) Endeavor, built by Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin,[3] replaced RV Trident in 1976.[4]
She likely was named for Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour, for which the Space Shuttle Endeavour is also named.
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Research Vessel Endeavor
- URI Graduate School of Oceanography: Endeavor Specifications
- URI Marine Technical Services Group
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