NOAAS Ferrel
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NOAAS Ferrel (S 492) was an American hydrographic survey ship that was in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2002. Prior to her NOAA career, she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1968 to 1970 as USC&GS Ferrel (ASV 92).
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NOAAS Ferrel (S 492) | |
History | |
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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey | |
Name | USC&GS Ferrel (ASV 92) |
Namesake | William Ferrel (1817–1891), American meteorologist |
Builder | Zigler Shipyards, Jennings, Louisiana |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Marion L. Land |
Completed | 1968 |
Commissioned | 4 June 1968 |
Fate | Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970 |
NOAA | |
Name | NOAAS Ferrel (S 492) |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Acquired | Transferred from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 3 October 1970 |
Decommissioned | 21 November 2002 |
Homeport | Charleston, South Carolina |
Identification |
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Honors and awards | Department of Commerce Silver Medal 1995 |
Fate | Capsized and driven ashore during Hurricane Maria, 20 September 2017 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | S1-MT-83a |
Type | Hydrographic survey ship |
Length | 133 ft (41 m) |
Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) (moulded) |
Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Propulsion | Two diesel engines, 2 shafts, bow thruster |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) (cruising) |
Range | 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) |
Endurance | 9 days |
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