 JOIDES Resolution
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| History | |
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| Name | JOIDES Resolution |
| Namesake | HMS Resolution (1771) |
| Owner | Overseas Drilling Limited, a subsidiary of Siem Offshore AS |
| Operator | Siem Offshore AS |
| Research operator | JOIDES Resolution Science Operator at Texas A&M University on behalf of the International Ocean Discovery Program |
| Port of registry | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Builder | Halifax Shipyard in Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Launched | 1978 |
| Renamed |
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| Refit | 2009 |
| Homeport | None |
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| Nickname(s) | JR |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Special Service: Research Drilling Vessel |
| Type | Ocean-going Research Vessel |
| Tonnage | 10,282 GT |
| Displacement | 9,992 – 18,636 ST |
| Length | 470.5 ft (143.4 m) |
| Beam | 70 ft (21.3 m) |
| Height | 202 ft (62 m) |
| Draught | 21 ft 8 in (6.6 m) reported max |
| Installed power | 9,000 hp (6,700 kW) |
| Speed | |
| Endurance | 75 Days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 |
| Complement | 125 |
| Crew | 65 + 60 Scientists/Technicians |
The riserless research vessel JOIDES Resolution (Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling), often referred to as the JR, was one of the scientific drilling ships used by the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), an international, multi-drilling platform research program. JOIDES Resolution was previously the main research ship used during the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and was used along with the Japanese drilling vessel Chikyu and other mission-specific drilling platforms throughout the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. She is the successor of Glomar Challenger.
The ship was first launched in 1978 as Sedco/BP 471, an oil exploration vessel. It was converted for scientific use 6 years later in 1984 and began working as the main research ship for ODP in January 1985. JOIDES Resolution was modernized during 2007–2008 and returned to active service in February 2009 following an extensive renovation of her laboratory facilities and quarters.
Texas A&M University (TAMU) acts as manager and science operator of JOIDES Resolution as a research facility for IODP. The JOIDES Resolution Science Operator (JRSO) is funded through a cooperative agreement with the US National Science Foundation (NSF), with international contributions from 23 Program member countries. The JOIDES Resolution ended operations in August 2024 following the non-renewal of NSF support.