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The R/V Atlantis, built in 1997, is operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The R/V Atlantis is 274 feet long and displaces 3,250 tons. It holds 23 crewmembers and 24 scientists and can travel at 15 knots.
R/V Atlantis at sea.


R/V Knorr at sea.


The R/V Knorr, built in 1970, is operated by Woods Holes Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The R/V Knorr is 279 feet long and displaces 2,685 tons. It holds 23 crewmembers and 33 scientists anc can travel at 14 knots.


The R/V Melville, built in 1969, is operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California in San Diego. The R/V Melville is 279 feet long and displaces 2,958 tons. It holds 23 crewmembers and 38 scientists and can travel at 14 knots.
R/V Melville at sea.


R/V Roger Revelle at sea.
The R/V Roger Revelle, built in 1996, is operated by Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California in San Diego. The R/V Revelle is 274 feet long. It holds 22 crewmembers and 36 scientists and can travel at 15 knots.

The R/V Thomas G. Thompson, built is 1991, is operated by the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington in Seattle. The R/V Thompson is 274 feet long. It holds 22 crewmembers and 36 scientists and can travel at 15 knots.


R/V Thomas G. Thompson at sea.


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