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Story
This research vessel was built in 2016 by Dakota Creek Industries Inc. in Anacortes, WA.
Historical Notes
This vessel is an Ocean Class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessel designed to perform multidisciplinary oceanographic research worldwide. This vessel is manned by a civilian crew and operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego under a charter party agreement with Office of Naval Research.
Owners & Masters
In 2016-2023 she was owned by the United States Navy.
She is operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography under a charter agreement with the Office of Naval Research. The National Science Foundation provides additional substantial support for scientific equipment and instrumentation.
Name Significance
Dr. Sally K. Ride (1951-2012) was the first American woman to travel into space.
References
- George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021)
- scripps.ucsd.edu ↗
- www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 31/12/2022)
