The Scripps Fleet
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has one of the largest academic research fleets in the world, with four research vessels and the research platform FLIP.  Since 1907, Scripps oceanographic vessels have played a critical role in the exploration of our planet, conducting important research in all the world’s oceans.

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Revisiting the site of the great 2010 Chilean earthquake

R/V Melville to study why rupture did not extend to the seafloor during the 2010 M8.8 megathrust earthquake beneath central Chile

R/V Melville to study why rupture did not extend to the seafloor during the 2010 M8.8 megathrust earthquake beneath central Chile

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R/V Melville

Workhorse global-class vessel conducts research worldwide

Workhorse global-class vessel conducts research worldwide

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R/V Roger Revelle

Global-class research vessel capable of oceanographic research around the world

Global-class research vessel capable of oceanographic research around the world

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Scripps students explore the Chile Triple Junction

UC Ship Funds Program mission to understand the geology, biology of fluid vent sites

UC Ship Funds Program mission to understand the geology, biology of fluid vent sites

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R/V New Horizon

Intermediate-class vessel focuses on research offshore California and throughout the Pacific

Intermediate-class vessel focuses on research offshore California and throughout the Pacific

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Scripps selected to provide Arctic shipboard technical support

Marine technicians will manage science ops aboard US Coast Guard icebreakers

Marine technicians will manage science ops aboard US Coast Guard icebreakers

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R/V Robert Gordon Sproul

Regional-class ship with excellent over-the-side equipment handling performance

Regional-class ship with excellent over-the-side equipment handling performance

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