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NATIONAL O.CBANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM LEGISLATION 



Mr. Rogers. I understand that some have not been completed that 

 have already been contracted for. But you have no plans for con- 

 struction ? 



Mr. Haworth. For this current year, I am speaking now of large 

 ships. 



Mr. Rogers. I understand. 



Are you aware of the capability of the U.S.S.R. and the number of 

 ships they use ? 



Mr. Haworth. I do not know. I do not know whether any of the 

 staff does or not. 



Mr. Carlson. I think Dr. Bader might have the answer to that. 



Mr. Bader. I do not know the number of the oceanographic fleet, 

 but their oceanographic fleet is larger than ours, primarily because 

 they do not necessarily distinguish between what is an oceanographic 

 research vessel and what might be a fishing trawler. 



They do oceanographic work aboard their normal fishing trawlers. 

 So I do not think that a comparison of actual numbers would be a 

 realistic one, though their overall fleet might be considered larger. 



Mr. Rogers. What would you say our fleet is? What would be the 

 number of our oceanographic fleet, that you would classify as ocean- 

 ographic ships? 



Mr. Bader. We have built since 1958, 39 major ships. Now, this 

 does not include, of course, the ships that were already in existence 

 prior to 1958 — ships such as the Vema at Columbia. It does not in- 

 clude some of the ships that were in operation before 1958 by the 

 Grovernment agencies. 



I could get you the number and total, but I do not have the total 

 at the present time. 



Mr. Rogers. This might be helpful. 



(The information requested follows:) 



Inventory of research/ survey vessels in the U.S. Oceanographic Fleet (National 

 Oceanographic program only) 



rr.s. NAVY sukvet/research ships 



Name Age 



Tanner 1944 



Ma,tiry 1943 



San Pablo 1942 



Rehoboth 



Bowditch 1944 



Button 



Michelson 



Towee 1941 



Sheldrake 



Serrano 1943 



Littlehales 1945 



Name Age 



Mizar (Agor-11) 1964 



Arcberfish (submarine) 1943 



Gilliss 1963 



Davis 1963 



Sands 1964 



Lyncli 1965 



Agor 1967 



Kellar 1965 



Silas Bent 1965 



Ags-27 1966 



2 Agor 1968 



TT.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SITRVEY 



Pioneer 1943 



Surveyor 1960 



Oceanographer 1966 



Discoverer 1966 



(Not named) 1966 



Explorer 1940 



Pathfinder 1942 



Mount Mitchell 1967 



Fairweather 1966 



Rainier 1967 



Peirce 1963 



Whiting 1963 



Hydrographer 1930 



Bowie 1943 



Hodgson 1943 



Davidson 1967 



McArthur 1967 



Patton 1941 



Lester Jones 1944 



Marmer 1932 



Rude 1966 



Heck 1966 



