NOAAS Oregon II information

	NOAAS Oregon II (R 332) in 2007.
History
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Name	US FWS Oregon II
Namesake	US FWS Oregon (FWS 1600), Fish and Wildlife Service research vessel
Builder	Ingalls Shipyard, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Launched	February 1967
Acquired	August 1967 (delivery)
Commissioned	Never
Identification	Call sign WTDO
Fate	Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Name	NOAAS Oregon II (R 332)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Transferred from Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 3 October 1970
Commissioned	17 March 1977
Homeport	Pascagoula, Mississippi
Identification	IMO number: 6728068; MMSI number: 303967000; Call sign: WTDO;
Honors and; awards	Department of Commerce Gold Medal (1999)
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Fisheries research ship
Tonnage	703 gross tons; 228 net tons;
Displacement	729 tons
Length	170 ft (52 m)
Beam	34 ft (10 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Depth	24.1 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	Originally: Two Fairbanks Morse 800-hp (597-kW) diesel engines, one four-bladed controllable-pitch propeller; Later: Two Caterpillar 900-hp (671-kW) diesel engines, one four-bladed controllable-pitch propeller, one Hundested 250-hp (186-kW) bow thruster;
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h) (maximum); 11 knots (20 km/h) (maximum sustained); 10 knots (19 km/h) (cruising);
Range	7,810 nautical miles (14,460 km)
Endurance	33 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 x 18.2-foot (5.5 m) rescue boat
Complement	19 (5 NOAA Corps officers and mates, 3 licensed engineers, and 11 other crew members), plus up to 12 scientists.

NOAAS Oregon II (R 332) is an American fisheries research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet since 1977. Prior to her NOAA career, she was delivered to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in 1967 as US FWS Oregon II, but not commissioned. She was transferred to NOAA in 1970, but was not placed in commission until 1977.

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History
NOAAS Oregon II (R 332) in 2007.
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Name	US FWS Oregon II
Namesake	US FWS Oregon (FWS 1600), Fish and Wildlife Service research vessel
Builder	Ingalls Shipyard, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Launched	February 1967
Acquired	August 1967 (delivery)
Commissioned	Never
Identification	Call sign WTDO
Fate	Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Name	NOAAS Oregon II (R 332)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Transferred from Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 3 October 1970
Commissioned	17 March 1977
Homeport	Pascagoula, Mississippi
Identification	IMO number: 6728068 MMSI number: 303967000 Call sign: WTDO
Honors and awards	Department of Commerce Gold Medal (1999)
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Fisheries research ship
Tonnage	703 gross tons 228 net tons
Displacement	729 tons
Length	170 ft (52 m)
Beam	34 ft (10 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Depth	24.1 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	Originally: Two Fairbanks Morse 800-hp (597-kW) diesel engines, one four-bladed controllable-pitch propeller Later: Two Caterpillar 900-hp (671-kW) diesel engines, one four-bladed controllable-pitch propeller, one Hundested 250-hp (186-kW) bow thruster
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h) (maximum) 11 knots (20 km/h) (maximum sustained) 10 knots (19 km/h) (cruising)
Range	7,810 nautical miles (14,460 km)
Endurance	33 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 x 18.2-foot (5.5 m) rescue boat
Complement	19 (5 NOAA Corps officers and mates, 3 licensed engineers, and 11 other crew members), plus up to 12 scientists.