Seen moored with other research vessels in San Diego harbor.

Type: Oceanographic Research Ship
Owner: US Government
Operator: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Flag: USA
Hailing Port: San Diego, CA
Call Sign: WECB
Length: 85.00 meters
Beam: 14.00 meters
Draft: 5.00 meters
Tonnage: 2,516 GT
Year of Build: 1969
Yard Number: 442
Builder: Defore Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, MI
Propulsion: 2 x 1,385 hp z-drive, 1 x 900 hp azimuthing thruster
Former Name:
USNS MELVILLE (T-AGOR-14)