University Of Rhode Island's Research Vessel To Be Retired

NARRAGANSETT, RI — After sailing more than a million miles and supporting nearly 750 scientific missions in its 50 years of service, the University of Rhode Island's Research Vessel Endeavor will be retired, the school said on its website.

"Owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography under a Charter Party Agreement, the ship was first launched in 1975," the post on the university website said. "Over the course of its career, the R/V Endeavor brought thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians, students, and teachers on more than 700 expeditions and traversed more than one million miles in support of science, with each voyage adding to its legacy."

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The vessel's final voyage will be Sept. 20.

According to the school, in its 50 years, R/V Endeavor:

• Supported 736 scientific expeditions
• Spent 9,600 days at sea
• Carried 8,096 scientists
• Visited Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador, Barbados, Haiti, Canada, Iceland, Norway, France, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Monaco, Greece, Ukraine, Senegal and Namibia
• Deployed an instrument 8,700 meters deep
• Spent 38 days on its longest expedition
• Sailed 1.03 million miles

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Tours of the R/V Endeavor will be held on Oct. 4 and 5 with limited availability for members of the media and the public.

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