World Navies Today: EPA and USGS

Revised 3 November 2001
Version 2.07
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
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This list includes all seagoing research ships owned/operated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Geologic Survey (USGS).

Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in italics. All classifications are purely unofficial and are based on an attempt to use standard classifications throughout all navies; they may or may not correspond to "official" designations. Where two dates are given (i.e. 1965/82), the first is the date of initial completion, and the second is the date of acquisition, conversion, or transfer. Designations given in (parentheses) are assigned but not displayed on the ship's hull.

All ships on this list carry the "R/V" prefix with their names.

Lake Guardian pollution survey vessel

Displacement: approx 1,250 tons full load
Dimensions: 180 x 40 x 14 feet/54.8 x 12.2 x 4.3 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2,400 hp, 2 shafts, 12 knots
Crew: 16

Notes: A former oilfield supply tug converted for Environmental Protection Agency service as a pollution survey/research vessel on the Great Lakes. Operated by a civilian contractor.

Builders: Halter Marine, Moss Point, MS; modifications by builder at Lockport, LA.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Group Notes
-- Lake Guardian 1980/90 GL Milwaukee, WI EPA
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Peter W. Anderson pollution survey vessel

Displacement: 250 tons full load
Dimensions: 164.5 x 24 x 10.5 feet/50.1 x 7.3 x 3.2 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 1,400 bhp, 2 shafts, 14 knots
Crew: 15 + 15 scientists/mission crew

Notes: A former US Navy gunboat modified as a pollution research/survey vessel for the EPA. The original gas turbine engine has been removed. Operated by a civilian contractor.

Builders: Tacoma Boatbuilding.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Group Notes
-- Peter W. Anderson 1967/78 ATL Annapolis, MD EPA
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J.W. Powell coastal oceanographic research ship

Displacement: 419 GRT
Dimensions: 142 x 35 x 10 feet/43.38 x 10.67 x 3.06 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 6,120 hp, 12 knots cruise
Crew: 8 + 17 scientists/mission crew

Notes: A small oceanographic research ship owned by the US Geologic Survey and operated in the Gulf of Mexico by Texas A&M on permanent loan.

Builders: unknown.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Group Notes
-- J.W. Powell 1965 ATL TAMU
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