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Ocean 492 Course - Fall 2025

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Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

University of Washington · USA

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Planned route: 5 segments · ~16 hours steaming · 2 stations

Operating area: San Juan Island and Strait of Juan de Fuca

›3 legs· Seattle (UW Pier) (Washington) - United States → Seattle (UW Pier) (Washington) - United States
  1. 1Seattle (UW Pier) (Washington) - United States→Friday Harbor (Washington) - United StatesOct 13 – Oct 14, 2025 · 1 d
  2. 2Friday Harbor (Washington) - United States→Friday Harbor (Washington) - United StatesOct 14 – Oct 15, 2025 · 1 d
  3. 3Friday Harbor (Washington) - United States→Seattle (UW Pier) (Washington) - United StatesOct 15, 2025 · 1 d
Oct 13 – Oct 15, 20252 days at seaactual: departed Oct 13, 2025, arrived Oct 15, 2025

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Project aboard

UW Oceanography Dept. Ocean 492 Research Apprentices Student Cruise for Fall Quarter 2025.

People aboard

  • Jan Newton · Chief scientist
  • Robert Kamphaus · Principal investigator

Party size: 10

Estimated vacant berths: 3

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
  • Overboarding Cable - Copper Conductor(s)
  • Crane
  • Stern A-Frame
  • Navigation - Heading/Position
  • Underway Seawater System
  • Meteorological Data
  • ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)

Pooled / portable

  • CTD
  • Dredge
  • Grab Sampler
  • Other Seafloor Sampling Equipment
  • Gyrocompass

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code RC-0146 OCN 492 · MFP reference 25/6240 · synced Sep 24, 2026