Research VesselsT e Research FleetOperating Institution Ship Owner Length (ft.)GLOBAL CLASS SHIPSUniversity of Washington THOMAS G. THOMPSON Navy 274Scripps Institution of Oceanography ROGER REVELLE Navy 274Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ATLANTIS Navy 274University of Alaska Fairbanks SIKULIAQ NSF 261Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory MARCUS LANGSETH NSF 235OCEAN/INTERMEDIATE CLASS SHIPS University of Hawaii KILO MOANA Navy 186Oregon State University OCEANUS NSF 177University of Rhode Island ENDEAVOR NSF 185Scripps Institution of Oceanography NEW HORIZON SIO 170Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences ATLANTIC EXPLORER BBSR 168REGIONAL CLASS SHIPS University of Delaware HUGH R. SHARP UD 146COASTAL/LOCAL CLASS SHIPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography ROBERT GORDON SPROUL SIO 125Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium PELICAN LUMCON 116University of Miami F.G WALTON SMITH UM 96Skidaway Institute of Oceanography SAVANNAH UG 92University of Minnesota - Duluth BLUE HERON UMD 86University of Washington CLIFFORD A. BARNES NSF 66NOAA GLOBAL CLASS VESSEL (scheduled in cooperation with UNOLS) NOAA RONALD H. BROWN NOAA 274USCG ICEBREAKERS (scheduled in cooperation with UNOLS) 420 USCG USCGC HEALY USCG USCG USCGC POLAR STAR USCG 399USCG USCGC POLAR SEA USCG 399October 201522 MTRMTR #8 (18-33).indd 22 MTR #8 (18-33).indd 22 9/29/2015 1:44:41 PM9/29/2015 1:44:41 PM