Science Nation: Next-Generation Arctic Research Vessel On-Track for Voyage With Discovery

A large ship with equipment and sensors on the deck. Caption: Fourteen years in the planning and construction stages,

The National Science Foundation in cooperation with the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks has successfully launched the R/V Sikuliaq, a next-generation global class research vessel. MMC is the Wisconsin shipyard that built the ship, with funding provided by NSF through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. UAF's School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will operate the ship as part of the U.S. academic research fleet. The new vessel's name, Sikuliaq, pronounced “see-KOO-lee-ack,” is an Inupiat word meaning young sea ice. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”

(Source: DCMP)

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  • Science Nation: Next-Generation Arctic Research Vessel On-Track for Voyage With Discovery

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