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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.

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

Workhorse global-class vessel conducts research worldwide

Navy Selects Shipyard to Build Scripps' New State-of-the-art Research Vessel

R/V Roger Revelle

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

Scripps students explore the Chile Triple Junction

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

R/V New Horizon

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

Scripps selected to provide Arctic shipboard technical support

Marine technicians will manage science ops aboard US Coast Guard icebreakers

R/V Robert Gordon Sproul

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

Ship Status

R/V Roger Revelle Chief Scientist
041500Z AUG 2008 Position: Lat: 26-08.0N, Long: 044-49.6W Course: On Station Speed: 0.0 Kts Distance: 0.0 NM	Captain's Daily Report Scientist's Weekly Report Arrival Departure Schedule Show Realtime Data
R/V Melville Chief Scientist
032200Z August 2008 Position: Lat: 21-56.2 N, Long: 159- 43.6 W Course: On station Speed: Hove to Distance: 00.0 nm	Captain's Daily Report Scientist's Weekly Report Arrival Departure Schedule Show Realtime Data
R/V New Horizon Chief Scientist
041900Z August 2008 Position: Lat: 31-48.2N, Long: 120-04.7W Course: 333T Speed: 9.3 knots Distance: 221.8 NM	Captain's Daily Report Scientist's Weekly Report Arrival Departure Schedule
R/V Robert G. Sproul Chief Scientist
DTG: 1900Z 04 AUG 08 Position: LAT: 32 53.8 N LONG 118 56.8 W Course: Various Speed: Various Distance: 89nm	Captain's Daily Report Scientist's Weekly Report Arrival Departure Schedule

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

Workhorse global-class vessel conducts research worldwide

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

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

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

Marine technicians will manage science ops aboard US Coast Guard icebreakers

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

Ship Status

R/V Roger Revelle Chief Scientist

R/V Melville Chief Scientist

R/V New Horizon Chief Scientist

R/V Robert G. Sproul Chief Scientist