R/V Neil Armstrong - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Administrative Staff </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-12553 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/understand/departments-centers-labs/bio/bio-highlights-events/">Events</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-12554 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/understand/departments-centers-labs/gg/"> Geology & Geophysics </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="4" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-89134 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/understand/departments-centers-labs/gg/gg-faculty/">Faculty</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-12588 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a 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Calibration Facility </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13153 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/ships/marine-facilities-operations/marine-facilities-operations-support-services/shared-equipment/"> Shared Equipment </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13160 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/ships/marine-facilities-operations/marine-facilities-operations-shore-operations/"> Shore Operations </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="5" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13164 menu-item "> <a 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href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-checklist-for-chief-scientist/"> Checklist for Chief Scientist </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13217 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-checklist-for-science-party/"> Checklist for Science Party </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13218 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-for-the-ship-crew/"> For the Ship Crew </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13219 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-planning-questionnaire/"> Cruise Planning Questionnaire </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" 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href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-planning-questionnaire/r-v-oceanus/"> R/V <em>Oceanus</em> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13225 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/"> Cruise Synopsis </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="5" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-103791 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2020-2/">2020</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13226 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2019-2/">2019</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13230 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2018-2/">2018</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13234 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2017-2/">2017</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13238 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2016-2/">2016</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13242 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2015-2/">2015</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13244 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2014-2/">2014</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13247 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2013-2/">2013</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13250 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2012-2/">2012</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13254 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2011-2/">2011</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13258 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-cruise-synopsis/2010-2/">2010</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13262 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-policies-required-reading/"> Policies & Required Reading </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13267 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-use-of-hazardous-radioactive-materials/"> Use of Hazardous & Radioactive Materials Aboard Ship </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13268 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/">Logistics</a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="5" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13269 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/shipping-your-equipment/"> Shipping Your Equipment </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13270 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/wood-packing-material-wpm-regulations/"> Wood Packing Material – WPM Regulations </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13273 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/u-s-customs/"> U.S. Customs </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13274 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/security-access/"> Security & Access </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13275 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/loading-outfitting-the-ship/"> Loading & Outfitting the Ship </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13276 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/ship-storage/"> Ship Storage </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13277 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/cruise-costs/"> Cruise Costs </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13278 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/charge-day-terminology/"> Charge Day Terminology </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13279 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-logistics/visiting-woods-hole/"> Visiting Woods Hole </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13282 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-data-acquisition/"> Data Acquisition </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13287 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-personnel-information/"> Personnel Information </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13288 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-travel-requirements/"> Travel Requirements </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13289 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-transit-planning/"> Transit Planning </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13290 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-before-the-cruise/cruise-planning-notice-to-mariners/"> Notice To Mariners </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13291 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-shipboard-at-sea/"> Shipboard/At sea </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="4" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13292 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-shipboard-at-sea/cruise-planning-ship-procedures/"> Ship Procedures </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13297 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-shipboard-at-sea/cruise-planning-shipboard-technician-responsibilities/"> Shipboard Technician Responsibilities </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13298 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-shipboard-at-sea/cruise-planning-ship-positions/"> Ship Positions </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13299 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-shipboard-at-sea/cruise-planning-tips-for-going-to-sea/"> Tips for going to sea </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13300 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-after-the-cruise/"> After the Cruise </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13301 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-agent-information/"> Agent Information </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13302 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-forms/">Forms</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13304 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-additional-resources/"> Additional Resources </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="4" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13305 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-additional-resources/cruise-planning-related-links/"> Related Links </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13306 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/cruise-planning/cruise-planning-additional-resources/cruise-planning-faqs/">FAQs</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13307 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/">Underwater Vehicles</a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="3" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13309 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hov-alvin/"> HOV <i>Alvin</i> </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="4" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13358 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hov-alvin/history-of-alvin/"> History of <i>Alvin</i> </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="5" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13388 menu-item "> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hov-alvin/history-of-alvin/alvin-upgrade/"> <i>Alvin</i> Upgrade </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13430 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hov-alvin/dive-statistics/"> Dive Statistics </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13431 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hov-alvin/faqs/">FAQs</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13440 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/ndsf-jason/"> ROV <i>Jason/Medea</i> </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="4" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13449 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/ndsf-jason/jason-faqs/">FAQs</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-18326 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/ndsf-jason/nw-rota-2009-expedition-to-the-mariana-volcanic-arc/"> NW Rota 2009 Expedition to the Mariana Volcanic Arc </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-459326 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hybrid-vehicles/"> Hybrid Vehicles </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="4" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13512 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hybrid-vehicles/nereid-under-ice/"> HROV <em>Nereid Under Ice</em> </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="5" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13532 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hybrid-vehicles/nereid-under-ice/nereid-under-ice-technical-overview/"> Technical Overview </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13535 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hybrid-vehicles/nereid-under-ice/nereid-under-ice-specifications/">Specifications</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13536 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hybrid-vehicles/nereid-under-ice/nereid-under-ice-publications/">Publications</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13537 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/hybrid-vehicles/nereid-under-ice/nereid-under-ice-team/">Team</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13563 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/auvs/mesobot/"><em>Mesobot</em></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13553 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/auvs/">AUVs</a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="4" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13571 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/auvs/remus/">REMUS</a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="5" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13606 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/auvs/remus/launch-and-recovery-systems-lars/"> Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13472 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/auvs/sentry/"><i>Sentry</i></a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-449087 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/auvs/orpheus/"><em>Orpheus</em></a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13633 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/auvs/slocum-glider/"> Slocum Glider </a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13637 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/auvs/spray-glider/"> Spray Glider </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13650 menu-item "> <div class="accordion-header"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/towed-vehicles/"> Towed Vehicles </a> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" height="20" class="arrow" data-accordion-icon="1" role="button" aria-label="Toggle menu section" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false"> <rect x="0" fill="none" width="20" height="20"></rect> <g> <path d="M5 6l5 5 5-5 2 1-7 7-7-7z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> <ul class="accordion-content" data-level="4" aria-hidden="true"> <li class="page_item page-item-13652 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/towed-vehicles/camper/">CAMPER</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-594082 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/towed-vehicles/deep-see/">Deep See</a> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-13658 menu-item"> <a href="/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/towed-vehicles/seasoar/">SeaSoar</a> </li> <li 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sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /> <div class="fl-photo-caption fl-photo-caption-hover" itemprop="caption">R/V <em>Neil Armstrong</em> arriving in Woods Hole for the first time on April 6, 2016. (Video still by Daniel Cojanu, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5c488160e709a" data-node="5c488160e709a"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>In May 2010, the Office of Naval Research selected the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to operate one of two new research vessels. The research vessel <em>Neil Armstrong</em> was transferred to WHOI operation on September 23, 2015, and replaces R/V <em>Knorr</em>, which the Institution has operated since 1970. Named for the American hero whose "small step" provided humanity with a new perspective on our planet, this vessel will carry on its namesake’s legacy of exploration.</p> <p>The R/V <em>Neil Armstrong</em> meets the range, endurance, and technical requirements to support advanced oceanographic research in tropical and temperate oceans around the world. It will also serve the academic community's ongoing need for a general-purpose ship based on the East Coast of the United States.</p> <p>The pivotal role that the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans play in Earth’s climate has resulted in an increase in efforts to observe these areas, as well new efforts to study North Atlantic ecosystems and their sustainability. R/V <em>Neil Armstrong</em> will be uniquely equipped and positioned to enable scientists from around the world to reveal new details about this critical part of the global ocean.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-5ca39d2d8406f fl-col-group-nested" data-node="5ca39d2d8406f"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5ca39d2d84106 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="5ca39d2d84106"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5ca39d3d67d11" data-node="5ca39d3d67d11"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <h3>From <em>Oceanus</em> Magazine</h3> <h4><a href="/oceanus/feature//life-at-the-edge">Life at the Edge</a></h4> <p>Plankton growth at the shelf break front<br /> <time>August 14, 2018</time></p> <h4><a href="/oceanus/feature/whoi-students-get-their-sea-legs">Students Get Their Sea Legs</a></h4> <p>Orientation cruise provides introduction to ocean research<br /> <time>May 24, 2018<br /> </time></p> <h4><a href="/oceanus/feature/a-pioneering-vision">A Pioneering Vision</a></h4> <p><time>December 12, 2017<br /> </time></p> <h4><a href="/oceanus/feature/fresh-water-below-the-seafloor">Fresh Water Below the Seafloor?</a></h4> <p>Scientists search for aquifers trapped under the ocean<br /> <time>May 16, 2017</time></p> <h4><a href="/oceanus/feature/illuminating-the-ocean-with-sound">Illuminating the Ocean with Sound</a></h4> <p><time>April 26, 2017</time></p> <h4><a href="/oceanus/feature/all-the-oceans-a-stage">All the Ocean's a Stage</a></h4> <p>First impressions of my first research cruise<br /> <time>December 28, 2016</time></p> <h4><a href="/oceanus/feature/our-ship-comes-in">Our Ship Comes In</a></h4> <p>Research vessel <em>Neil Armstrong</em> joins WHOI fleet<br /> <time>April 4, 2016</time></p> <h4><a href="/oceanus/feature/a-long-voyage-to-get-a-new-ship">A Long Voyage to Get a New Ship</a></h4> <p>WHOI will operate research vessel slated to join U.S. fleet in 2015<br /> <time>June 15, 2011</time></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-5ca3a22731042 fl-col-group-nested" data-node="5ca3a22731042"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5ca3a227310e3 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="5ca3a227310e3"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5ca3a22bda186" data-node="5ca3a22bda186"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <h3>WHOI News Releases</h3> <h4><a href="https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/fleet-week/">Woods Hole Oceanographic Ship Neil Armstrong to Participate in Fleet Week New York</a></h4> <p><time>May 9, 2017</time></p> <h4><a href="https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/armstrong-arrives">R/V <em>Neil Armstrong</em> Arrives in Woods Hole</a></h4> <p><time>April 7, 2016</time></p> <h4><a href="https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/armstrong-san-francisco">San Francisco Is First Port of Call for Nation’s Newest Research Ship</a></h4> <p><time>November 9, 2015</time></p> <h4><a href="https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/RVArmstrong">Newest Navy Research Vessel Is Named <em>Neil Armstrong</em></a></h4> <p>Ship will be operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br /> <time>September 25, 2012</time></p> <h4><a href="https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/construction-begins-on-newest-ocean-research-ship">Construction Begins on Newest Ocean Research Ship </a></h4> <p><time>Augu</time><time>st 20, 2012<br /> </time></p> <h5><a style="font-size: 16px;" href="https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whoi-selected-to-operate-newest-navy-research-ship/">WHOI Selected to Operate Newest Navy Research Ship</a></h5> <p><time>May 18, 2010</time></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="aside" class="fl-col fl-node-5c488160e7099 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5c488160e7099"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module 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