The McARTHUR II was acquired from the U.S. Navy in 2002 and was converted by NOAA from a T-AGOS surveillance vessel to a multiple-disciplinary platform capable of a broad range of missions. As was it's predecessor, the McARTHUR, the McARTHUR II is named after William Pope McArthur. The vessel is operated by NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. (NMAO), and is home ported at NOAA's Marine Operations Center, Pacific (MOP), in Seattle, Washington.
The ship conducts oceanographic research and assessments, throughout the eastern Pacific, including the U.S. West Coast, Central and South America. The McARTHUR II is involved in studies in several of the National Marine Sanctuaries on the west coast of the United States. The 224-foot ship engages in measurements of chemical, meteorological, and biological sampling for several large scale programs within NOAA.The McARTHUR II carries a complement of 5 officers, 17 crew members and up to 15 scientists. The scientists who carry out research aboard the McARTHUR II come from many divisions of NOAA, as well as other Federal and state government agencies, and academia.
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MCARTHUR II's E-mail address is:
Noaa.Ship.McArthur@noaa.gov
MCARTHUR's Mail address is:
NOAA Ship MCARTHUR II
Marine Operations Center, Pacific
1801 Fairview Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98102-3767
McARTHUR II's Telephone Numbers
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