NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer

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NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel dedicated to systematic ocean exploration and deep-sea mapping using advanced telepresence technology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NOAA ship
oceanographic vessel
research vessel
acquiredByNOAA 2004
beam 14.6 metres
approximately 48 feet
callsign WTDH
commissionedYear 1989
conducts ROV-based visual surveys
multibeam bathymetric mapping
water column mapping
conversion converted from surveillance ship to exploration vessel
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewComplement approximately 46 including crew and scientists
dataPolicy publicly available data
displacement approximately 2,000 tons
enteredServiceWithNOAA 2008
explores U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
deep sea
high seas
hasFacility ROV control van
high-bandwidth satellite communications system
mapping operations center
mission control room
homeInstitution NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
homeport Newport, Rhode Island
hull number R 337
IMO number 8835118
launchYear 1988
length 72.5 metres
approximately 238 feet
maximumSpeed about 10 knots
MMSI 367255000
notableFor first U.S. federal vessel dedicated solely to systematic ocean exploration
pioneering use of telepresence for ocean exploration
operatedBy NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
operator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
previousName USNS Capable
previousOperator United States Navy
primaryMission baseline characterization of unknown ocean areas
deep-sea mapping
systematic ocean exploration
propulsion diesel-electric
supports open data access to collected mapping and video data
telepresenceFunction enables real-time participation of distributed science teams
streams live video from the seafloor to shore-based scientists
usesTechnology ROV Deep Discoverer
ROV Deep Discoverer
surface form: ROV Seirios

multibeam sonar
telepresence

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