NOAAS Oceanographer (R 101), originally USC&GS Oceanographer (OSS O1), was an American Oceanographer-class oceanographic research vessel in service in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1966 to 1970 and in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 1996. She served as flagship of both the Coast and Geodetic Survey and NOAA fleets. During her 30 years of service, Oceanographer sailed over 2,000,000 nautical miles in every major ocean, including a 1967 "world science and ambassadorial cruise" which took her from the east coast to the west coast of the U.S. via the North Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean, making many good-will stops along the way.
This image of Oceanographer was taken near Seattle, where she was stationed at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, July 20, 1978, page 45
ID Number: 1974.5946.1
Date: 1974
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
