RV Sally Ride (AGOR-28)
 RV Neil Armstrong | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 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.[1]
Construction
Sally Ride is a commercially designed mono hull research vessel, capable of coastal and deep ocean operations, and equipped with cranes and winches for over-the-side loading of research equipment and supplies, as well as accommodations for twenty-four scientists. The ship 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 state of the art oceanographic equipment allowing deep ocean mapping and information technology for ship monitoring and worldwide land-based communication.[2]
See also
- RV Neil Armstrong - Sister Ship
- RRS James Cook - British equivalent
- Oceanography