NOAAS Ferrel information

	NOAAS Ferrel (S 492)
History
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Name	USC&GS Ferrel (ASV 92)
Namesake	William Ferrel (1817–1891), American meteorologist
Builder	Zigler Shipyards, Jennings, Louisiana
Sponsored by	Mrs. Marion L. Land
Completed	1968
Commissioned	4 June 1968
Fate	Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970
NOAA
Name	NOAAS Ferrel (S 492)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Transferred from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 3 October 1970
Decommissioned	21 November 2002
Homeport	Charleston, South Carolina
Identification	IMO number: 7629960; MMSI number: 338574000; Callsign: WTEZ;
Honors and; awards	Department of Commerce Silver Medal 1995
Fate	Capsized and driven ashore during Hurricane Maria, 20 September 2017
General characteristics
Class and type	S1-MT-83a
Type	Hydrographic survey ship
Length	133 ft (41 m)
Beam	32 ft (9.8 m) (moulded)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	Two diesel engines, 2 shafts, bow thruster
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h) (cruising)
Range	1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km)
Endurance	9 days

NOAAS Ferrel (S 492) was an American hydrographic survey ship that was in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2002. Prior to her NOAA career, she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1968 to 1970 as USC&GS Ferrel (ASV 92).

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History
NOAAS Ferrel (S 492)
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Name	USC&GS Ferrel (ASV 92)
Namesake	William Ferrel (1817–1891), American meteorologist
Builder	Zigler Shipyards, Jennings, Louisiana
Sponsored by	Mrs. Marion L. Land
Completed	1968
Commissioned	4 June 1968
Fate	Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970
NOAA
Name	NOAAS Ferrel (S 492)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Transferred from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 3 October 1970
Decommissioned	21 November 2002
Homeport	Charleston, South Carolina
Identification	IMO number: 7629960 MMSI number: 338574000 Callsign: WTEZ
Honors and awards	Department of Commerce Silver Medal 1995
Fate	Capsized and driven ashore during Hurricane Maria, 20 September 2017
General characteristics
Class and type	S1-MT-83a
Type	Hydrographic survey ship
Length	133 ft (41 m)
Beam	32 ft (9.8 m) (moulded)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	Two diesel engines, 2 shafts, bow thruster
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h) (cruising)
Range	1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km)
Endurance	9 days