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ONR U/W Demonstration

Completed
Robert Gordon Sproul

Robert Gordon Sproul

Scripps Institution of Oceanography · USA

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PortPlanned routeResearch area

Planned route: 2 segments · ~7 hours steaming

Operating area: Southern California OPAREA (Catalina Basin to San Diego Trough)

›4 legs· San Diego (California) - United States → San Diego (California) - United States
  1. 1San Diego (California) - United States→San Diego (California) - United StatesApr 20 – Apr 21, 2025 · 1 d
  2. 2San Diego (California) - United States→San Diego (California) - United StatesApr 22 – Apr 25, 2025 · 3 d
  3. 3San Diego (California) - United States→San Diego (California) - United StatesApr 28 – May 1, 2025 · 4 d
  4. 4San Diego (California) - United States→San Diego (California) - United StatesMay 5 – May 8, 2025 · 3 d
Apr 20 – May 8, 202518 days at seaactual: departed Apr 20, 2025, arrived May 8, 2025

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Project aboard

The focus of this project is to support USN autonomous systems R&D.

People aboard

  • Thomas McILroy · Principal investigator

Party size: 11

Estimated vacant berths: 1

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Crane
  • ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)

Pooled / portable

  • XBT
  • Gyrocompass
  • Other AUV

Science party brings

  • Portable Laboratory Vans/Containers - Science Supplied
  • Science-provided vans

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code SP2512-15 Gleeson · MFP reference 24/4700 · synced Sep 24, 2026