Noaa ship fairweather
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The NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER is a multi-mission capable research ship operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The FAIRWEATHER primarily conducts hydrographic surveys in Alaskan waters, but also participates in fisheries research cruises.
The FAIRWEATHER was commissioned in 1968. It was deactivated in 1989, and remained alongside NOAA's Pacific Marine Center in Seattle, Washington for thirteen years. After being retrofitted at the Cascade General Shipyard in Portland, Oregon, the ship was reactivated in 2004 to aid with the backlog of critical survey area in Alaskan waters. It is currently homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska.
The FAIRWEATHER, like all NOAA ships, is operated by officers of the NOAA Commissioned Corps and civilian wage mariners. The FAIRWEATHER has a complement of 35, with additional berthing capability for visitors and scientists. The ship generally spends over 200 days per year at sea.
