Name JOIDES Resolution Renamed 1985 Homeport None Launched 1978 Endurance 2.5 months | Port of registry Limassol, Cyprus Refit 2009 Length 143 m Beam 21 m Builder Canada | |
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Operator International Ocean Discovery Program | ||
Modernization of the joides resolution riserless drilling vessel
JOIDES Resolution (Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling) is a scientific drilling ship once used by the Ocean Drilling Program, then by her successor, the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (now known as the International Ocean Discovery Program). She is the successor of Glomar Challenger.
Contents
- Modernization of the joides resolution riserless drilling vessel
- Joides resolution expedition 2013
- References
The ship was launched as Sedco/BP 471, an oil exploration vessel. She was later converted for scientific use and began working for the ODP in January 1985.
JOIDES Resolution returned to active service in February 2009 following an extensive renovation of her laboratory facilities and crew quarters.
Joides resolution expedition 2013
References
JOIDES Resolution Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA