Ship Operations

华盛顿大学将运营R/VS CLIFFORDA。巴恩斯和托马斯·G·汤普森在1991年作为通用海洋学船支持NSF资助的研究项目。R/V Barnes是一艘65英尺长的通用科考船，建造于1966年，R/V Thompson是一艘274英尺的通用科考船，建造于1991年。巴恩斯由美国国家科学基金会所有，由华盛顿大学通过与美国国家科学基金会签订的租船协议运营。汤普森号由海军所有，由华盛顿大学通过与海军研究办公室签订的租船协议进行运营。这些船只是美国国家科学基金会用于支持海洋研究项目的船队的一部分。大多数海洋学都需要高度专业化的设备和船员的广泛支持。越来越多的研究项目需要在船上安装专门的设备，而这艘船是专门为之设计的。这样的设备需要高度专业化的船员来操作和维护。这些船只的运作方式与商业货船或渔船不同，因此NSF支持各种专门用于海洋研究的船只的运作。这些船只由全国各地的大学和研究机构运营。R/V Barnes号主要在美国西北部沿海水域作业。R/V Thompson号将作为一艘全海洋船只运营，并将根据邮轮的需要在外国港口运营。这些舰艇是进行这些行动的有能力的平台，华盛顿大学一直以低廉的成本维持着一项出色的项目。

The University of Washington will operate the R/Vs CLIFFORDA. BARNES and THOMAS G. THOMPSON during 1991 as general purpose oceanographic vessels in support of NSF-funded research projects. The R/V BARNES is a 65 foot general research vessel built in 1966, the R/V THOMPSON is a 274 foot general research vessel built in 1991. The BARNES is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Washington through a charter party agreement with NSF. The THOMPSON is owned by the Navy and operated by the University of Washington through a charter party agreement with the Office of Naval Research. These vessels are part of a fleet used by the National Science Foundation to support oceanographic research projects. Most oceanographic requires highly specialized equipment and extensive support from the ship's crew. An increasing number of research projects require specialized equipment installed on the vessel and for which the ship has been specially designed. Such equipment requires highly specialized crew members for operation and maintenance. The vessels do not operate in the same manner as commercial cargo or fishing vessels, therefore NSF supports the operation of a variety of vessels specifically dedicated to oceanographic research. These vessels are operated by universities and research institutions around the country. The R/V BARNES operates primarily in the coastal waters of the northwest U.S. The R/V THOMPSON will operated as an all oceans vessel and will be operating out of foreign ports as required by cruises. These vessels are capable platforms for these operations, and the University of Washington has maintained an excellent program at modest costs.