History | |
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United States | |
Name: | Sally Ride |
Namesake: | Sally Ride |
Owner: | Office of Naval Research |
Operator: | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Awarded: | February 3, 2012 |
Builder: | Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, Washington |
Laid down: | August 31, 2012 |
Launched: | August 4, 2014 |
Acquired: | July 1, 2016 |
Homeport: | San Diego, CA |
Status: | Delivered |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Neil Armstrong-class research vessel |
Displacement: | 3043 long tons |
Length: | 238 ft (73 m) |
Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft: | 15 feet |
Installed power: | (x2) Siemens AC Electric Motors |
Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (max) |
Range: | 10,545 nautical miles (19,529 km; 12,135 mi) |
Endurance: | 40 Days |
Crew: | 20 Crew + 24 Scientists |
RV Sally Ride (AGOR-28) is a Neil Armstrong-class research vessel owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Sally Ride is a commercially designed, monohull research vessel, capable of both coastal and deep ocean operations. The ship is equipped with cranes and winches for over-the-side loading of research equipment and supplies, as well as accommodations for twenty-four scientists. It is powered by a multi-drive, low-voltage, diesel electric propulsion system for efficiency and lower maintenance, with fuel costs. Both Neil Armstrong-Class ships have state of the art oceanographic equipment allowing deep ocean mapping and information technology for ship monitoring and worldwide land-based communication.