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| History | |
|---|---|
  United States | |
| Name | Ronald H. Brown |
| Namesake | Ronald H. Brown (1941–1996), U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1993–1996) |
| Operator | NOAA |
| Builder | Halter Marine, Pascagoula |
| Laid down | February 1995 |
| Launched | May 30, 1996 |
| Completed | April 25, 1997 |
| Homeport | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active NOAA fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,180 GT; 1,332 DWT |
| Displacement | 3,250 tons |
| Length | 274 ft (84 m) |
| Beam | 52.5 ft (16.0 m) |
| Draft | 17.0 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) max |
| Capacity | 32 passengers |
| Crew | 6 officers + 20 crew |
NOAAS Ronald H. Brown (R 104) is a Thomas G. Thompson-class blue-water research vessel of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, she is NOAA's only Global-Class research ship.[1]
The ship is named for United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, who was killed while in office in a plane crash on 3 April 1996 while on a trade mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]
- ^ Federal Oceanographic Fleet Status Report May 2013
- ^ "Marine Operations - Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". www.moc.noaa.gov. Archived from the original on 28 April 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2017.