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Topic: NOAA ships

Collage showing NOAA ships, aircraft and employees.

Join us for the inaugural #NOAAFleetWeek

April 12, 2024

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Marine & Aviation

Topics:

aircraft operations

Collage showing NOAA ships, aircraft and employees.

A photo of the bell from the USC&GS Ship Hydrographer. The bell hangs from a cherrywood pyramid-shaped frame.

Friday Find: The Hydrographer’s bell

October 20, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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A photo of the bell from the USC&GS Ship Hydrographer. The bell hangs from a cherrywood pyramid-shaped frame.

Friday Find: Captain Heck's naval ceremonial sword

October 6, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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The oceanographic research vessel NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown is the largest ship in NOAA's fleet.

NOAA awards contract for renovations to research ship pier in North Charleston, SC

September 21, 2023

Focus areas:

Marine & Aviation

Topics:

Inflation Reduction Act

The oceanographic research vessel NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown is the largest ship in NOAA's fleet.

A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Contract for 2 NOAA research ships awarded to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC.

July 6, 2023

Focus areas:

Marine & Aviation

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Climate-Ready Nation

nautical charts and maps

A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

A painting of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Pathfinder on the water.

Friday Find: Antonio Jacobsen’s Pathfinder painting

June 23, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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A painting of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Pathfinder on the water.

Dr. Courtney Couch prepares to take digital photographs of the reef surface in the shallows off Swains Island in the South Pacific.

5 facts about NOAA’s 2023 Pacific survey mission

June 29, 2023

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ocean acidification

habitat restoration

Dr. Courtney Couch prepares to take digital photographs of the reef surface in the shallows off Swains Island in the South Pacific.

Picture of the NOAA ship Ronald Brown with its lights on in port at night in Brazil: March, 2023.

First NOAA GO-SHIP cruise in 5 years departs to study Atlantic

March 9, 2023

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research cruise

Picture of the NOAA ship Ronald Brown with its lights on in port at night in Brazil: March, 2023.

Image showing professional mariners Elan Sprouse and Ed Williams deploy equipment used to measure the seawater’s salinity, temperature and depth from NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker.

Hiring events in Mississippi for NOAA research ship jobs

January 6, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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Image showing professional mariners Elan Sprouse and Ed Williams deploy equipment used to measure the seawater’s salinity, temperature and depth from NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker.

Photo of welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC, welds the initials of Discoverer's sponsor, Second Gentleman Douglas C. Emhoff, onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship in keeping with maritime tradition.

Keel-laying ceremony held for Discoverer

October 28, 2022

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Marine & Aviation

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Photo of welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC, welds the initials of Discoverer's sponsor, Second Gentleman Douglas C. Emhoff, onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship in keeping with maritime tradition.

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