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NOAAS David Starr Jordan

NOAAS David Starr Jordan is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand NOAAS David Starr Jordan rather than just read about it. In short: NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R444) was an American fisheries research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2010. She previously was in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries fleet from 1966 to 1970 as US FWS David Starr Jordan.

NOAAS David Starr Jordan — main illustration
NOAAS David Starr Jordan — illustration

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R444) was an American fisheries research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2010. She previously was in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries fleet from 1966 to 1970 as US FWS David Starr Jordan. After the conclusion of David Starr Jordan′s NOAA career, Stabbert Maritime purchased her, renovated her, and placed her in service as the oceanographic research vessel R/V Ocean Starr.

NOAAS David Starr Jordan

Construction and commissioning David Starr Jordan was built for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the Christy Corporation at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She was launched on 19 December 1964, delivered on 5 November 1965, and commissioned into service in the Fish and Wildlife Service's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries on 8 January 1966 as US FWS David Starr Jordan in a ceremony at San Diego, California. She later was transferred to NOAA and became NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R 444) in the NOAA fleet.

Characteristics and capabilities A western-rigged trawler, David Starr Jordan was designed and rigged for midwater trawling, bottom trawling, longline sets, plankton tows, oceanographic casts, ocean-bottom sample grabs, scuba diving, and visual surveys of marine mammals and seabirds. She had a hydraulic hydrographic winch with a drum capacity of 15,000 feet (4,600 meters) of 5/16-inch (7.9-mm) line and a maximum pull of 1,600 pounds (730 kg), a hydraulic hydrographic winch with a drum capacity of 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) of 3/16-inch (4.8-mm) line and a maximum pull of 1,600 pounds (730 kg), a hydraulic combination winch with a drum capacity of 6,080 feet (1,850 meters) of 3/8-inch (9.5-mm) wire rope and a maximum pull of 6,500 pounds (2,900 kg), and two hydraulic trawl winches, each with a drum capacity of 8,830 feet (2,690 meters) of 5/8-inch (15.9-mm) line and a maximum pull of 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg). She also had a 50-foot (15-meter) telescoping boom with a lifting capacity of 11,838 pounds (5,370 kg), an 18-foot (5.5-meter) articulated boom with a lifting capacity of 4,650 pounds (2,109 kg), and a movable A-frame. Equipped to function as a floating laboratory, David Starr Jordan had a 370-square-foot (sq. ft.) (18.6-square-meter) (m2) chemical oceanography laboratory, a 210-sq. ft. (19.5-m2) physical oceanography laboratory, and a 53-sq.-ft. (4.9-m2) biological oceanography laboratory. She also had a 200-sq.-ft. (18.6-m2) scientific information center that served as a data-processing laboratory and a 76-sq.-ft. (7.1-m2) constant temperature room. Her laboratories had temperature-controlled aquaria and live specimen wells, and she had a walk-in freezer, a dark room, and an underwater observation chamber in her bow and on her port side for studying fish behavior at sea. David Starr Jordan had a helicopter platform, allowing her to host a helicopter for aerial observations and photographic survey missions. She carried three boats, an 18.5-foot (5.6-meter) Zodiac rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), an 18-foot (5.5-meter) Avon RHIB, and a 12-foot (3.7-meter) Boston Whaler fiberglass-hulled boat. All three boats were powered by gasoline outboard motors. In addition to her crew of 14, David Starr Jordan could accommodate up to 13 scientists.

Service history David Starr Jordan was built for the purpose of fisheries research in the tropical Pacific Ocean. She spent her career studying the biological and physical oceanography off the southwestern coast of the United States and in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Central America and South America in support of the management of fish, marine mammal, and sea turtle populations. Her home port was San Diego. David Starr Jordan's first assignment in January 1966 was to take part in the California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation (CalCOFI), a joint effort by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (taken over by NOAA after its formation in 1970) and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography to assess fish populations off the coast of California. It became a long-term commitment for her. During quarterly CalCOFI research cruises off southern and central California, scientists embarked aboard David Starr Jordan studied the marine environment and the management of its living resources as the ship collected hydrographic and biological data on the California Current system and monitored the indicators of El Niño events and climate change.

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Illustrations

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NOAAS David Starr Jordan: NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R 444) as seen from NOAA's MD 500 helicopter during marine mammal studies in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean in the autumn of 1999.
NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R 444) as seen from NOAA's MD 500 helicopter during marine mammal studies in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean in the autumn of 1999.
NOAAS David Starr Jordan: NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R 444) and NOAA's MD500 helicopter operating together during marine mammal studies in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.
NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R 444) and NOAA's MD500 helicopter operating together during marine mammal studies in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.
NOAAS David Starr Jordan: R/V Ocean Starr in July 2017.
R/V Ocean Starr in July 2017.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with NOAAS David Starr Jordan

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what NOAAS David Starr Jordan claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to NOAAS David Starr Jordan before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about NOAAS David Starr Jordan ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of NOAAS David Starr Jordan

In research
NOAAS David Starr Jordan appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses NOAAS David Starr Jordan in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
NOAAS David Starr Jordan is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1964 ships, IMO numbers, Ships built in Superior, Wisconsin, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for NOAAS David Starr Jordan outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is NOAAS David Starr Jordan in simple terms?

NOAAS David Starr Jordan (R444) was an American fisheries research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2010. She previously was in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries fleet from 1966 to 1970 as US F…

Why does NOAAS David Starr Jordan matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study NOAAS David Starr Jordan?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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  • 1964 ships
  • IMO numbers
  • Ships built in Superior, Wisconsin
  • Ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Ships of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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