R/V ROGER REVELLE
Global-Class, general-purpose research vessel capable of long-duration missions in extreme environments worldwide.
R/V SALLY RIDE
Ocean-Class, general-purpose research vessel.
R/V ROBERT GORDON SPROUL
Regional general-purpose research vessel serves research and education missions offshore California and the US West Coast.
R/V BOB AND BETTY BEYSTER
A purpose-built coastal research vessel designed for efficient operations offshore Southern California and throughout the Channel Islands.
Emeritus Vessels
FLIP
The Floating Instrument Platform is a 355-foot-long manned spar buoy designed as a stable research platform for oceanographic research.
Emeritus vessel: R/V MELVILLE
After a distinguished 45-year service life, R/V Melville was retired from the U.S. Academic Research Fleet following her final cruise in September 2014.
Emeritus vessel: R/V NEW HORIZON
Intermediate-Class, general-purpose research vessel capable of working throughout the Pacific Ocean.