Noaas Nancy Foster (R 352)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (R 352) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel. She was originally built as a Navy yard torpedo test craft, Agate Pass (YTT 12), at McDermott Shipyards in Amelia, Louisiana and launched in September, 1990. In 2001, the Navy transferred the vessel to NOAA, outfitted to conduct coastal research along the U.S. Atlantic/Gulf coasts, and the Caribbean, and was commissioned May 10, 2004. The ship is named for Dr. Nancy Foster, who was the director of the National Marine Fisheries Service's Office of Protected Resources from 1986 until 1993, and the director of the National Ocean Service from 1997 until her death in 2000. Used characters:

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