Sikuliaq |
(MI_Platform) uuid: 6b801b43-0548-4a8d-a960-867c07726ba8 citation: (CI_Citation) title: R/V Sikuliaq date: inapplicable identifier: (MD_Identifier) code: Sikuliaq description: The R/V Sikuliaq, pronounced [see-KOO-lee-auk], is a 261-foot oceanographic research ship capable of bringing scientists to the ice- choked waters of Alaska and the polar regions. The Sikuliaq, one of the most advanced university research vessels in the world, is able to break ice up to 2.5 feet thick. Constructed at Marinette Marine Corporation, a shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, the Sikuliaq is home ported in Alaska, at UAF's Seward Marine Center in Seward Alaska. The vessel is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, as part of the U.S. academic research fleet. It is used by scientists in the U.S. and international oceanographic community through the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System. sponsor: title: U.S. National Science Foundation (owner) xlink: https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/b219d240-e930-4689-b9dd-4fc645121718 sponsor: title: University of Alaska Fairbanks (operator) xlink: https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/34efcea1-4678-411e-8796-c89dfaa50f3b instrument: title: Kongsberg EM710 xlink: https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/20729752-cee0-49a6-abc4-319bd73a3429 instrument: title: Kongsberg EM302 Multibeam Echosounder xlink: https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/794feae0-679a-11e0-ae3e-0800200c9a66 |