NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Returns After Record Deployment — 1,347 Days

Posted on by March 31, 2017

NOAA’s largest oceanographic research vessel, Ronald H. Brown, is based in Charleston, SC, although if you haven’t seen her in her homeport for quite a while, you are not alone. She only recently returned from a record deployment of 1,347 days, which is to say 3 years, 8 months and 7 days in service. During the lengthy deployment, the research vessel spent nearly 800 days at sea and traveled nearly 130,000 miles conducting scientific research and servicing buoys that collect a wide variety of environmental data.

From the NOAA press release:

“My congratulations and thanks to the officers and crew of NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown for their hard work, dedication and service during this extended and unprecedented deployment,” said Rear Adm. David A. Score, director of NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. “Working from ocean to ocean and from pole to pole, the ship and her crew have expanded our understanding of some of nature’s most powerful forces.”

The 274-ft. ship is a global-class oceanographic and atmospheric research platform operated by NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, which is comprised of civilians and NOAA Corps officers. Up to 60 officers, crew and scientists were on the ship at one time. A ceremony was held in Charleston today to welcome the crew home. …

The Brown won’t be home for long: she is scheduled to head right back to sea in April for a series of ocean climate studies.

Thanks to Miroslav Antic for contributing to this post.

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NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Returns After Record Deployment — 1,347 Days — 2 Comments

  1. Unfortunately with the present POTUS this ship will probably get sidelined until the yoyo leaves.

  2. It will be a miracle if the BROWN doesn’t get permanently tied up as all the funding for climate change research goes down the tubes, or more accurately gets realigned into more nuclear war heads and military stuff instead. Take a look at ALL the planned defunding, repeals and roll backs of regulations, funding, and staffing and you will find that everything from the Coast Guard (cut 13%) to Sea Grant programs (cut probably close to zero) are on the block. And all because of you know who. So sad!