Ships
R/V Armstrong in Southern Greenland
During a recent transit through the Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland, the crew of the research vessel Neil Armstrong…
Read MoreConstruction Begins on New Regional Class Research Vessel
Officials from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) took part in a keel-laying ceremony this week to mark the start of construction of R/V Resolution, a new $125 million Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Researchers rely on sophisticated ships to get a firsthand look at the ocean environment and to carry their tools and…
Read MoreLife at the Edge
What makes the shelf break front such a productive and diverse part of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean? A group of scientists on the research vessel Neil Armstrong spent two weeks at sea in 2018 as part of a three-year, NSF-funded project to find out.
Read MoreStudents Get Their Sea Legs
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is known for its ocean-going research. But some incoming graduate students in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program may never have set foot a large research ship before. A new orientation cruise aboard the research vessel Neil Armstrong is introducing students to shipboard life and oceanographic research.
Read MoreWHOI Ship Atlantis Helps with Search for Missing Sub
WHOI vessel tapped for Argentine sub search
R/V Oceanus: The Little Ship that Could
By Kathryn Eident :: Originally published online November 18, 2011
Read MoreIlluminating the Ocean with Sound
WHOI’s new research vessel Niel Armstrong is equipped with an EK80 broadband acoustic echo sounder. Using a wide range of sound frequencies, it gives scientists the ability to identify and distinguish between different types of marine life in the depths.
Read MoreThe Quest for the Moho
For more than a century, scientists have made several attempts to drill a hole through Earth’s ocean crust to an interior layer of rock in Earth’s interior called the mantle.
Read MoreAudio Slideshow: Greeting a New Ship
Remembering Knorr
After an iconic, 44-year career, the research vessel Knorr left the dock at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in March for the last time. It also left a place in the hearts of many who sailed on the ship or who had simply seen it in Woods Hole. A few of the people who watched it depart shared their memories of Knorr in this audio postcard.
Read MoreR/V Neil Armstrong First Arrival into Woods Hole
April 6, 2016
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R/V Neil Armstrong Meet the Ship
Our Ship Comes In
The long-awaited newest research vessel in the U.S. academic fleetâand the latest in a long line of WHOI-operated shipsâarrives in Woods Hole on Wednesday.
Read MoreROV Jason Upgrade Timelapse
In 2015, the remotely operated vehicle Jason began a year-long, $2.4 million upgrade that culminated in a complete rebuild of…
Read MoreR/V Neil Armstrong Entering San Francisco
On November 7, 2015, R/V Neil Armstrong completed its inaugural voyage, sailing into San Francisco Harbor on a sunny Saturday…
Read MoreR/V Neil Armstrong: Panama Canal
On November 23, 2015, R/V Neil Armstrong entered the Panama Canal through the Miraflores Locks on its way from the…
Read MoreAllied Marine Crane Outfits R/V Neil Armstrong
Farewell to the Knorr
By Kathryn Eident :: Originally published online December 1, 2014
Read MoreFarewell to the Knorr
Over its 44-year career, the retiring research vessel Knorr was on the scene for many of the most significant discoveries in the ocean.
Read MoreBringing Alvin Back on Board
Bringing Alvin Back on Board
Crew members of the research vessel Atlantis play crucial roles in recovering the submersible after its day on the bottom of the ocean.
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