RCRV Website: ceoas.oregonstate.edu/ships/rcrv

The RV Gilbert R. Mason is in view. Its aluminum superstructure is in the process of being connected (erected) to the steel hull. Also visible is the aluminum deckhouse of the RV Narragansett Dawn in the background.

The first RCRV, RV Taani, was launched in May of 2023 and is currently pier side getting outfitted in preparation for trials. It will be operated by OSU on the West Coast. The second RCRV, RV Narragansett Dawn, is expected to launch in spring of 2025 and will be operated by the University of Rhode Island, as part of the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium (ECOC). The third RCRV, RV Gilbert R Mason has started construction and will be operated by the Gulf - Caribbean Oceanographic Consortium, co-led by University of Southern Mississippi and LUMCON. All three vessels will be part of the University-Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS).

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