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The research vessel ATLANTIS arrived in Woods Hole in 1931 to serve WHOI scientists until 1966, when it was transferred to the Argentine government.
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| The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution celebrated 75 years of ocean
research, education, and exploration in 2005. Founded in 1930 to help
advance the role of the United States in worldwide oceanographic
research, WHOI has grown from a summer laboratory to a thriving,
year-round, major research operation. Today the Institution has a staff
and student population of nearly a thousand people working and studying
on two campuses in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod and at
research locations around the world. It operates three large research
vessels, several smaller boats, the submersible Alvin, and a fleet of deep-diving remotely operated and autonomous vehicles.
The anniversary year’s activities included a science symposium, a
public open house, publication of a book on the Institution’s history
called Down to the Sea for Science, and an “anything but a boat” regatta, as well as activities for Institution staff and students.
»Visit WHOI's 75th Anniversary website
Last updated: July 1, 2009 | 
