NOAAS Henry B. Bigelow (R 225)

NOAAS Henry B. Bigelow (R 225)
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NOAA RV Henry B. Bigelow is equipped with multiple SONAR systems.
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Builder: VT Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
Launched: July 8, 2005
Homeport: Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Identification: Hull Number: R 225
Call Sign: WTDF
General characteristics
Displacement: 1,840 metric tons
2,479 metric tons (full load)
Length: 63.8 m (209 ft)
Beam: 15.0 m (49.2 ft)
Range: 12,000 nmi
Endurance: 40 days

The NOAA RV Henry B. Bigelow is a research vessel operated by the United States' National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration NOAA.[1] She is the second in a class of four new fisheries research vessels.

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The Henry Bigelow in Boston Harbor 2010.

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