Sally Ride (AGOR-28) in Padilla Bay, Washington in February 2016
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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 |
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Status | Delivered |
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Class and type | Neil Armstrong-class research vessel |
Tonnage | 2,641 GT |
Displacement | 3,043 long tons (3,092 t) |
Length | 238 ft (73 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 15 feet |
Installed power | 2 Ă— Siemens AC electric motors |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (max) |
Range | 10,545 nmi (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. The ship was named for Sally Ride, the first US woman in space.
Construction※
Sally Ride is a commercially designed, "monohull research vessel," capable of both coastal. And deep ocean oceanography 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 and fuel costs. Both Neil Armstrong-class ships have oceanographic equipment allowing deep ocean mapping and information technology for ship monitoring and worldwide land-based communication.
The ship was christened by the "U."S. Navy and Sally Ride's life partner Tam O'Shaughnessy in 2014.
Cruise History※
Sally Ride commonly undertakes work with the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries (CalCOFI) program, and in 2020, fielded the first all-female science party.
See also※
- RV Neil Armstrong - Sister ship
- RV Knorr - Predecessor——to the Neil Armstrong
- RRS James Cook - British equivalent
- RRS Charles Darwin - Predecessor——to the James Cook
References※
- ^ "Sally Ride (AGOR 28)". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ "Ship construction". Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Pearlman, Robert (August 12, 2014). "Navy Christens Research Ship for Sally Ride, 1st US Woman in Space". SPACE.com.
- ^ "Aboard the Sally Ride, an all-female science team made this research cruise historic". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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