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AUV testing

Completed
Robert Gordon Sproul

Robert Gordon Sproul

Scripps Institution of Oceanography · USA

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Port

Operating area: SOCAL

Route: San Diego (California) - United States → San Diego (California) - United States

Nov 17 – Nov 20, 20253 days at seaactual: departed Nov 17, 2025, arrived Nov 20, 2025

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Project aboard

Launch and recovery of a 3000m rated AUV.

People aboard

  • Kurt Sadorf · Chief scientist
  • Sienna Thomas · Principal investigator

Party size: 8

Estimated vacant berths: 4

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
  • Crane
  • Stern A-Frame
  • Echosounder, 12kHz
  • ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)

Pooled / portable

  • CTD
  • Other AUV

Science party brings

  • Science-provided vans

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code SP2538 Sadorf · MFP reference 25/6502 · synced Sep 24, 2026