The Scripps Fleet
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has one of the largest academic research fleets in the world, with four research vessels and the research platform FLIP.  Since 1907, Scripps oceanographic vessels have played a critical role in the exploration of our planet, conducting important research in all the world’s oceans.

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Google Earth Uses Sonar Data From Scripps Research Vessels

287 expeditions of Washington, Melville and Revelle used in new bathymetry synthesis

287 expeditions of Washington, Melville and Revelle used in new bathymetry synthesis

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New Scripps Ship and Vital Seagoing Research

$89 million cutting-edge research vessel will extend Scripps’ seagoing capabilities

$89 million cutting-edge research vessel will extend Scripps’ seagoing capabilities

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R/V Roger Revelle

Global-class research vessel capable of oceanographic research around the world

Global-class research vessel capable of oceanographic research around the world

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Scripps selected to provide Arctic shipboard technical support

Marine technicians will manage science ops aboard US Coast Guard icebreakers

Marine technicians will manage science ops aboard US Coast Guard icebreakers

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R/V New Horizon

Intermediate-class vessel focuses on research offshore California and throughout the Pacific

Intermediate-class vessel focuses on research offshore California and throughout the Pacific

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Aboard R/V Melville: Studying the California Current Ecosystem

The role of large-scale phenomena in the balance of primary production, biomass accumulation, nutrient and trophic fluxes and predator-prey interactions

The role of large-scale phenomena in the balance of primary production, biomass accumulation, nutrient and trophic fluxes and predator-prey interactions

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R/V Melville

Workhorse global-class vessel conducts research worldwide

Workhorse global-class vessel conducts research worldwide

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Scripps Research Vessel Discovering Mammoth Undersea Mountains

Ship's exploration in remote South Atlantic revealing series of uncharted giant seamounts

Ship's exploration in remote South Atlantic revealing series of uncharted giant seamounts

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R/V Robert Gordon Sproul

Regional-class ship with excellent over-the-side equipment handling performance

Regional-class ship with excellent over-the-side equipment handling performance

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