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02 May 2023

Bollinger Shipyards to Refit NOAA's Largest Ship "Ronald H. Brown"

Ronald H. Brown - ©NOAA

Bollinger Shipyards has begun fabrication at its newly acquired Mississippi repair facility, Bollinger Mississippi Repair, in preparation to refit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) Ship Ronald H. Brown, the largest ship in NOAA’s fleet. The overhaul is expected to extend the vessel's life, first launched in 1996, by an additional 15 years. Work is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2024.“Here on the Gulf Coast, we’re intimately familiar with the breadth and importance of NOAA’s mission…

11 Jun 2002

Halter Marine Starts $38.3 Million Project

Halter Marine, Inc, a subsidiary of Friede Goldman Halter, has started construction of NOAA’s (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) newest vessel the M/V Oscar Dyson. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in 36 months at a price of $38.3 million. It is anticipated that options for additional vessels will be exercised as Congress incrementally appropriates funds. NOAA may build up to three additional Fishing Research Vessels (RFV) under the terms of the contract, pushing its value to more than $165 million. The M/V “Oscar Dyson” is a state-of-the-art Fishing Research Vessel named in honor of Oscar Dyson, of Kodiak, Alaska Dyson, a well-known fishing activist served as an industry advisor to government officials, including a congressional delegation.

02 May 2003

NOAA Ship Decommissioned

U.S. decommissioned today in a ceremony at its home port in Norfolk, Va. waterways. manages the NOAA fleet of ships and aircraft. efficiently. charts. survey platform in the world. maritime commerce. terabytes - one terabyte equaling 1,000 gigabytes. mosaics as well as imagery of historical wrecks like the USS Monitor. oceanography, fisheries research and homeland security surveys. security and nautical charting and returned in November. marked an end to its 39 years of service. and all waters in between. the nation. finding the wreckage of John F. Kennedy's aircraft in 1999. 990 off the coast of Rhode Island. Cmdr. two years. Air 990 recovery efforts. tragedies involving aircraft lost at sea. who served in the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. and the U.S. Naval Academy.