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Launching of a Legacy

In 1975, the newly constructed hull of research vessel Oceanus first entered the water at Peterson Builders shipyard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. During its 36-year career, Oceanus crisscrossed the Atlantic helping scientists better understand the processes that shape all of Earth’s oceans and enabling engineers to design better, more capable instruments that peer deep beneath the surface. After completing its final mission in November 2011, WHOI saluted this veteran of oceanographic research and all those who made its work possible. See video here.(Photo courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Archives)