![]() ![]() The first of NSF’s three new research vessels, R/V Taani, will be operated by OSU along the U.S. ![]() In early 2013, the National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (OSU) to lead design, construction, and trial phases of the RCRV program. R/V Narragansett Dawn is expected to enter service in 2023. The ships can operate in coastal regions worldwide, make open ocean transits, and operate in or around light first-year ice. The regional class research vessels (RCRVs) under construction are modern monohull ships with integrated diesel-electric propulsion that are capable of general-purpose interdisciplinary oceanographic research. ![]()
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