Complex sentence: In June 1940 the vessel was given to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for local scientific work and between then and the vessel's sale in April 1947 at least forty research cruises were made between the Gulf of Maine and the New Jersey coast.
Split into simpler sentences: In June 1940 the vessel was given to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for local scientific work. Between 1940 and the vessel's sale in April 1947 at least forty research cruises were made between the Gulf of Maine and the New Jersey coast.