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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Agate Pass - YTT 12 |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Ordered | 1 December 1988 |
| Builder | McDermott, Inc., Amelia |
| Completed | 6 September 1990 |
| Acquired | 1 July 1991 |
| Out of service | 13 August 1999 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8993227 |
| Fate | Transferred to NOAA |
 United States | |
| Name | NOAAS Nancy Foster |
| Namesake | Nancy Foster |
| Operator | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Acquired | 31 January 2000 |
| Recommissioned | 10 May 2004 |
| Homeport | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active in NOAA fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,190 tons full load |
| Length | 186 ft (57 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 12.8 ft (3.9 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) max |
| Capacity | 39 passengers |
| Crew | 5 officers + 15 crew |
NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (R 352) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel. The ship is named for Dr. Nancy Foster, who was the director of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Office of Protected Resources from 1986 until 1993, and the director of the National Ocean Service from 1997 until her death in 2000.[1]
- ^ "Dr. Nancy Foster". Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program. Retrieved 2007-07-07.