NOAAS Oscar Dyson
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NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) is an American fisheries and oceanographic research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet since 2005.
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Name | NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) |
Namesake | Oscar E. Dyson (1913–1995), Alaskan fisherman and fishing industry leader |
Operator | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Builder | VT Halter Marine, Moss Point, Mississippi |
Launched | 17 October 2003 |
Sponsored by | Peggy Dyson-Malson |
Acquired | 1 August 2004 (delivered) |
Commissioned | 28 May 2005 |
Homeport | Kodiak, Alaska |
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Status | Active |
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Type | Fisheries research ship |
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Length | 208.6 ft (63.6 m) |
Beam | 49.2 ft (15.0 m) |
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Range | 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) |
Endurance | 40 days |
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Complement | 24 (5 NOAA Corps officers and mates, 4 licensed engineers, and 15 other crew members), plus up to 15 scientists |
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