RV Oceanus
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RV Oceanus
- IMO number
- 7603617
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 833
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 23 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1975
- Builder
- Peterson Builders
- Registered owner
- National Science Foundation
- Operator
- Oregon State University
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RV Oceanus
RV Oceanus is a Regional-class research vessel owned by the National Science Foundation, based in Newport, Oregon, and maintained and operated by Oregon State University. The ship was originally delivered to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for operation as a part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet as a University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) designated operator. in November 1975. Oceanus made the first operational cruise in April 1976 and operated under WHOI for thirty-six years in the Atlantic Ocean with some operations in the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas. The ship was scheduled to be retired in November 2011 but instead was transferred to Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, for operation, replacing sister ship, RV Wecoma.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is RV Oceanus now?
- RV Oceanus has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is RV Oceanus?
- RV Oceanus is a research vessel, built in 1975 by Peterson Builders. The vessel is 23 m long and has a gross tonnage of 833.
- Who owns RV Oceanus?
- RV Oceanus is registered to National Science Foundation and operated by Oregon State University. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has RV Oceanus been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RV Oceanus appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).