Newport, Rhode Island has been chosen as the future homeport for a new NOAA oceanographic research vessel being built for the agency.
Discoverer will be a state-of-the-art ship that operates around the nation and the world to study and explore the ocean.
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Discoverer will be one of the world’s most advanced research vessels,” said Rear Adm. Nancy Hann, deputy director for operations for NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) and deputy director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. “From its Rhode Island homeport, this ship will shed new light on unexplored areas of the ocean with the promise of bringing us many exciting discoveries.”