Maritime Shipyards, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, Washington
Launched
1943
Fate
Transferred to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 14 May 1949
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Name
US FWS Murre II
Namesake
USFS Murre, a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries and Fish and Wildlife Service vessel in commission from 1917 to 1942
Acquired
Transferred from United States Army 14 May 1949
Homeport
Juneau, Alaska
Fate
Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Name
NOAAS Murre II (FRV 63)
Namesake
Previous name retained
Acquired
Transferred from United States Fish and Wildlife Service 3 October 1970
Decommissioned
1989
Reclassified
From "fisheries research vessel" (FRV 63) to "research ship" (R 663)
Homeport
Juneau, Alaska
Fate
Sold 1991
General characteristics
Type
Fisheries research ship
Tonnage
95 NT
Length
86 ft (26 m)
Beam
24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft
7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Propulsion
Twin 115-hp (86-kw) Caterpillar diesel engines
Speed
8 knots (15 km/h) (average)
Range
2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km)
NOAAS Murre II (R 663), previously NOAAS Murre II (FRV 63), was an American research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet from 1970 to 1989. Prior to her NOAA career, she operated under the United States Department of the Interior′s Fish and Wildlife Service from 1949 to 1956 and under the United States Fish and Wildlife Service′s Bureau of Commercial Fisheries from 1956 to 1970 as US FWS Murre II.
The ship originally operated as a self-propelled barge, first as BSP-1915 for the United States Army during World War II and then for the Fish and Wildlife Service before undergoing conversion into a research ship in 1963.
NOAASMurreII (R 663), previously NOAASMurreII (FRV 63), was an American research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
1968-1970) NOAASMurreII (R 663) (in service 1970-1989; previously with U.S. Army 1943–1949 and Fish and Wildlife Service 1949–1970) NOAAS Oceanographer (R...
USFS Murre was an American fishery patrol vessel that served in the waters of Southeast Alaska. She was in commission in the United States Bureau of Fisheries...
1956 and 1991 NOAASMurreII – An American research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet from 1970...
then NOAA 1975–2013) US FWS Murre (patrol vessel, BOF 1917–1940, then FWS 1940–1942) US FWS MurreII (research vessel FWS/USFWS 1949–1970, then NOAA 1970–1989)...
National Park Service. Retrieved February 13, 2013. "Common Murre and Thick-Billed Murre - Uria aalge and Uria lomvia". Kenai Fjords National Park. National...
was found in the following species: cormorants, goldeneyes, mergansers, murres and pigeon guillemots. Although the volume of oil has declined considerably...
lifeboats could not be deployed.[citation needed] At the end of World War II, Italy was struggling with a collapsed economy. It had lost half its merchant...
species, Caspian tern, brown pelican, cormorant, surf scoter, and common murre. The bay is a source of subsistence for a variety of salt-water fish, crustaceans...
glaucous gulls to increase their foraging and aerial attacks on thick-billed murres. High winds are known to cause damage, depending upon the magnitude of their...
Seabirds include glaucous gulls, Arctic terns, long-tailed jaegers and common murres. Landbirds include willow and rock ptarmigans. Predatory landbirds include...
London. 27 March 1920. col B, p. 18. AFSC Historical Corner: Auklet and Murre, 1917 Sister Patrol Vessels Retrieved September 17, 2018 Chesneau, Roger...
Global Information
United States Army
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration