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JQZ-Phoenix-AUV

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Thomas G. Thompson

Thomas G. Thompson

University of Washington · USA

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Planned route: 33 segments · ~15 days steaming · 8 stations

Operating area: western equatorial Pacific/Marshall Islands/Micronesia

›2 legs· Apra (Agana) - Guam → Apra (Agana) - Guam
  1. 1Apra (Agana) - Guam→Apra (Agana) - GuamJan 29 – Feb 19, 2026 · 21 d
  2. 2Apra (Agana) - Guam→Apra (Agana) - GuamFeb 22 – Mar 15, 2026 · 22 d

Jan 29 – Mar 15, 202646 days at seaactual: departed Jan 29, 2026, arrived Mar 15, 2026

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Projects aboard (2)

Sentry Engineering

24 hours of Sentry Engineering and training dives to piggy back SME 23/3771 JQZ-Phoenix AUV


People aboard

Sentry Engineering

  • Sean Kelley · Chief scientist
  • Ben Pietro · Principal investigator

JQZ-Phoenix-AUV

  • Masako Tominaga · Principal investigator

Party size: 17

Estimated vacant berths: 18

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Crane
  • Navigation - Heading/Position
  • Dynamic Positioning (DP)
  • Echosounder, 3.5kHz CHIRP
  • Ultra-Short Base-Line Acoustic Navigation System
  • Echosounder, 12kHz
  • Pinger, 12kHz
  • ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)
  • ADCP/UHDAS – range 500-750m (e.g. 75kHz)
  • Multibeam - Mid-Water (EM302/304)
  • Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
  • Overboarding Cable - Fiber Optic
  • Crane
  • Stern A-Frame
  • Navigation - Heading/Position
  • Dynamic Positioning (DP)
  • Echosounder, 3.5kHz CHIRP
  • Multibeam - Deep Water (EM122, EM124)
  • Ultra-Short Base-Line Acoustic Navigation System
  • Acoustic Centerboard/Drop Keel/Transducer Pole

Pooled / portable

  • CTD
  • XBT
  • TowCam
  • Gravimeter
  • Magnetometer (towed)
  • WHOI MISO Camera System

Science party brings

  • Science-provided vans ×2

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code TN-449 Phoenix-AUV N · MFP references 25/6363, 23/3771 · synced Sep 30, 2026