VesselsOSU Names New RVsel will be 199 feet long with a range general oceanographic research in the foot science van for specialized science of approximately 7,000 nautical miles. Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic missions. The new research vessel will It will have berths for 16 scientists and near coastal waters. The state-of-the- take advantage of the latest technology 13 crew members, and will be able to art research vessel offers enormous ca- through an extensive array of acoustic stay out at sea for about 21 days before pability in a small package that is also instrumentation for the gathering and returning to port. Its cruising speed will economic to build and operate. processing of data in support of