Ronald H. Brown, 2007-2010
Scope and Content Note
The Ronald H. Brown series consists of DVD video lists and JASON navigation logs for several cruises.
Dates
- 2007-2010
Access
Open: materials are available for research.
Historical Note
NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, a state-of-the-art oceanographic and atmospheric research platform, is the largest vessel in the NOAA fleet. With its highly advanced instruments and sensors, Ronald H.Brown travels worldwide supporting scientific studies to increase our understanding of the world's oceans and climate.
Commissioned on July 19, 1997 in its home port of Charleston, South Carolina, Ronald H.Brown has sailed in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. The ship was named to honor the late Secretary of Commerce, Ronald H. Brown, who was killed in a plane crash on April 3, 1996, while on a trade mission to Bosnia.
Ronald H.Brown is owned by the United States of America, Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ship is operated by NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, and carries a complement of six NOAA Corps officers and 20 crew members.
[Taken from NOAA's webpage on the Ronald H. Brown.]
Extent
9 items
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Logs are arranged chronologically.
Repository Details
Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository