Ship Operations

华盛顿大学将负责操作R/V 克里夫达。作者声明：托马斯G.汤普森1991年担任总干事 支持NSF资助研究的专用海洋学船 项目巴恩斯号是一艘65英尺长的综合研究船 R/V汤普森号建于1966年，是一艘274英尺长的综合研究型潜艇。 1991年建造的船。巴恩斯是由国家科学院拥有的。 基金会，由华盛顿大学通过 与NSF签订的租船合同。汤普森是由 由华盛顿大学通过一个 与海军研究办公室签订租船合同。 这些船只是国家警察使用的船队的一部分， 科学基金会支持海洋学研究项目。 大多数海洋学需要高度专业化的设备， 得到了船员们的大力支持。越来越多的 研究项目需要安装专门的设备， 船舶是专门为之设计的。等 设备需要高度专业化的操作人员 和维护这些船只的运作方式与 商业货船或渔船，因此NSF支持 各种船舶的操作，专门用于 海洋学研究。这些船只由 全国各地的大学和研究机构。 该R/V巴恩斯主要在沿海沃茨运作， R/V汤普森将作为一个所有的海洋 船舶，并将按照要求在外国港口外运营 游轮.这些船只是这些能力的平台， 业务，和华盛顿大学一直保持着一个 以适度的成本提供出色的方案。

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.