page_title: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
section_title: Ships
hierarchical_section_title: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / Research fleet / Ships
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo by Ken Kostel, WHOI
context_page_description: The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated to the study of marine science and engineering. WHOI is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the ocean and its connection with the Earth system through a sustained commitment to excellence in science, engineering, and education, and to the application of this knowledge to problems facing society.
  Established in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, it is the largest independent oceanographic research institution in the U.S., with staff and students numbering about 1,400.
context_section_description: WHOI operates several research vessels, owned by the United States Navy, the National Science Foundation, or the Institution:
  R/V Atlantis (AGOR-25) – 274 feet long, mothership of the Alvin submarine
  R/V Tioga (WHOI-owned) – 60 feet long
  R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR-27) – 238 feet long
  WHOI formerly operated R/V Knorr, which was replaced by R/V Neil Armstrong in 2015.
caption: RV Neil Armstrong (AGOR-27)
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