Revitalized Research Vessel Roger Revelle Back to Sea
Research vessel (R/V) Roger Revelle is back at work after a midlife refit involving upgrades from top to bottom, bow to stern. The midlife refit revitalized systems crucial to the vessel’s operations, scientific capabilities, habitability, and environmental footprint, and will extend the service life by 15 to 20 years.
The ship is owned by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and has been operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego since 1996. It is one of the largest ships in the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and vitally important to U.S. oceanographic research due to its range, payload, duration, and ability to safely conduct scientific operations in remote areas around the globe.
The refit was supported by the Office of Naval Research, National Science Foundation (NSF), and UC San Diego.
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