Laurence M. Gould
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Laurence M. Gould
- IMO number
- 9137337
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 2,966
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 63.2 m
- Beam
- 14 m
- Year built
- 1997
- Builder
- North American Shipbuilding
- Registered owner
- Edison Chouest Offshore
- Operator
- Leidos
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Laurence M. Gould
RV Laurence M. Gould is an icebreaker that was used by researchers from the United States' National Science Foundation for research in the Southern Ocean from 1998 to 2024. The vessel is named after Laurence McKinley Gould, an American scientist who had explored both the Arctic and Antarctic. He was second in command of Admiral Richard E. Byrd's first expedition to Antarctica from 1928 to 1930. He helped to set up an exploration base at Little America on the Ross Ice Shelf at the Bay of Whales. Gould died in 1995 at the age of 98, and in the same year the National Science Foundation initiated the charter for the services of this ice-strengthened vessel to further its studies and knowledge of the Antarctic Peninsula and Southern Ocean. The ARSV Laurence M. Gould was operated by the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC) on a long-term charter from Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO).
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Laurence M. Gould now?
- Laurence M. Gould 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 Laurence M. Gould?
- Laurence M. Gould is a research vessel, built in 1997 by North American Shipbuilding. The vessel is 63.2 m long with a beam of 14 m and has a gross tonnage of 2,966.
- Who owns Laurence M. Gould?
- Laurence M. Gould is registered to Edison Chouest Offshore and operated by Leidos. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Laurence M. Gould been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Laurence M. Gould appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).