61. What is the largest oceanographic research ship? 



The Japanese Arctic Research Ship FUJI is the largest ship built for 

 oceanographic research, although larger ships have been converted from 

 other uses. FUJI, which was launched in March 1965 has a displace- 

 ment of 8,305 tons (full load). She was designed for breaking ice more 

 than 20 feet thick, and her bow is heavily armored for driving the ship 

 on top of the ice field and crushing it by sheer weight. 



From 1957 until 1965 (when FUJI was launched) the Russian 

 Oceanographic Research Ship MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV was the largest 

 ship designed for oceanographic work. That ship has 16 scientific 

 laboratories capable of performing any type of investigation or analysis. 

 The scientific staff of 69 includes women scientists. Displacement is 

 5.960 tons. 



The largest U. S. oceanographic ships are DISCOVERER and 

 OCEANOGRAPHER with a length of 303 feet and displacement of 

 3,805 tons. 



Capurro, Luis R. A., Albert M. Bargeski, and William H. Myers 



Oceanographic Vessels of the World, IGY World Data Center A for 

 Oceanography and the National Oceanographic Data Center, 1961. 



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