Humpday Must Watch: The Most Tricked Out Science Ship in the World
Wired Looks At the Most Advanced Oceanographic Ship in the World Sally Ride Model Rendering ( Photo Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment / Scripts Institution of Oceanography) This 238-foot beauty isn’t just oddly comfortable—it comes equipped with some serious tech for some serious oceanography and called the Sally Ride. From the Scripps Press Brochure "Owned by the United States Office of Naval Research and operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, R/V Sally Ride is an Ocean Class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessel designed to perform multidisciplinary oceanographic research worldwide, from littoral environments to the deepest ocean, from the tropics into first-year sea ice. Check out the specs below and the video from Wired's Channel on Conde Nast Entertainment's The Scene . R/V Sally Ride Specializations Gross tonnage: 3,043 long tons Sustained speed: 12 kts Maximum speed: 12.8 kt...