Category: Cruise Archives

Decommissioned in June 2014: NOAA RV McArthur II was acquired from the U.S. Navy in 2002 and was converted by NOAA from a T-AGOS surveillance vessel to a multiple-disciplinary platform capable of a broad range of missions. As was it’s predecessor, the McArthur, the McArthur II is named after William Pope McArthur. The vessel was…

The Miller Freeman was decommissioned on 3/29/13 after many years of exemplary service. NOAA R/V Miller Freeman was a 215-foot fisheries and oceanographic research vessel and was one of the largest research trawlers in the United States. The Miller Freeman’s primary mission was to provide a working platform for the study of the ocean’s living…

NOAA RV David Starr Jordan – decommissioned in 2010 The 171-foot oceanographic research vessel DAVID STARR JORDAN was capable of operating a variety of biological and oceanographic sampling gear. DAVID STARR JORDAN’s primary mission was to provide a working platform for the study of the ocean’s living resources. In addition to the previous capabilities, the ship…

SIO RV New Horizon: SIO Ship Information Page The 170-foot oceanographic research vessel New Horizon, originally owned by UCSD, was a working platform for oceanographic cruises by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It was decommissioned in mid-2015 after CalCOFI 1504NH. Renamed RV Bold Horizon, it is owned and operated by the Endurance Exploration Group/Eclipse Group Inc.…

RV New Horizon CalCOFI Deck & Lab Setup (click on any image for higher resolution) 3 Van Setup: LTER on Main Deck, IOD van on 01; (2 van setup: IOD, LTER, & CUFES vans, IOD van on 01 doesn’t  change) J-Frame Net & CTD Block Setup and rigging   Marine Mammal Acoustics Winch on starboard…

RV New Horizon CalCOFI Deck & Lab Setup (click on any image for higher resolution) 2 Van Setup: LTER on Main Deck, IOD van on 01; (3 van setup: IOD, LTER, & CUFES vans, IOD van on 01 doesn’t  change) J-Frame Net & CTD Block Setup and rigging   Marine Mammal Acoustics Winch on starboard…