RV Endeavor

RV Endeavor is a research vessel owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Rhode Island (URI) under a Charter Party Agreement as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet. The vessel is homeported at the Narragansett, Rhode Island at the URI Bay Campus.[2]

Wave crashing on Endeavor's bow.
History
United States
Name: RV Endeavor
Owner: National Science Foundation
Operator: University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO)
Port of registry: U.S.
Builder: Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Laid down: 1975
Acquired: November 1976
Identification:
Status: Active
Notes: Designed by John Gilbert Associates; Replaced RV Trident; mid-life refit at Peterson Builders, Inc. in 1993
General characteristics
Tonnage: 298 GRT
Length: 185 feet OA, 165 feet WL[1]
Beam: 33 feet
Draught: 18 feet 6 inches (aft), 12 feet 6 inches (forward)
Propulsion: 1 GM/EMD diesel engine; 3,050 shaft HP @ 900 RPM (maximum), Single screw with controllable pitch, Kort steering nozzle; J. Samual White Waterjet, 320 HP, DC variable speed and direction bow thruster
Speed: 10 knots cruising, 14 knots full
Capacity: Maximum Scientific Load: 89,600 pounds (of which the 01 deck is limited to 22,400 pounds)
Crew: 12 Crew, Up to 18 Scientists
Notes: Sister ship of RV Oceanus at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and RV Wecoma at Oregon State University

The 185 foot Endeavor, built by Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin,[3] replaced RV Trident in 1976.[4]

It was likely named for Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour, for which the Space Shuttle Endeavour is also named.

References
  1. "Endeavor Specifications". University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. "Endeavor Marine Operations". Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. "Endeavor Specifications". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  4. "URI History and Timeline". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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