NOAAS Ferdinand R. Hassler explained

NOAAS Ferdinand R. Hassler (S 250) is a coastal mapping vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Commissioned on 8 June 2012, Ferdinand R. Hassler is one of the newest additions to the NOAA hydrographic charting fleet. Operating from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, the ship's primary mission is hydrographic survey in support of NOAA's nautical charting mission. The ship's home port is New Castle, New Hampshire.^[1]

On 8 May 2015, Ferdinand R. Hassler completed a US$1 million overhaul at the United States Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay outside Baltimore, Maryland.^[2]

External links

• NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler website
• Web site: NOAA commissions high-tech coastal mapping ship in Norfolk, Va.. www.noaanews.noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. 12 January 2014.
• Web site: NOAA Commissions New Survey Vessel Ferdinand R. Hassler. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coast Survey. 12 January 2014.
• News: Vergakis. Brock. NOAA to commission new ocean-mapping ship. 12 January 2014. Maine Sunday Telegram. 7 June 2012.
• News: McDermott. Deborah. NOAA vessel to map the ocean floor along East Coast. 12 January 2014. Sea Coast Online. 10 August 2013.
• Web site: New Home Port for Ferdinand R. Hassler. Hydro International. 12 January 2014. 15 August 2013.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-01-12 . 2013-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130218101307/http://www.moc.noaa.gov/fh/hassler_flier.pdf . dead .
2. http://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland_gazette/news/cgnews-curtis-bay-yard-finishes-1m-overhaul-of-noaa-mapping-vessel-20150508-story.html Anonymous, "Curtis Bay yard finishes $1M overhaul of NOAA mapping vessel," capitalgazette.com, May 8, 2015, 8:15 p.m. EDT Retrieved August 20, 2018