Vessel Update and Day Rates
The R/V Kaunānā is almost ready for her first science mission this summer! A new oceanographic hydraulic winch and A-frame have been installed as well as an underway scientific sea water (USSW) system, navigation systems, science lab space, overhaul of the diesel engine, and brand new paint job.
For more information about scheduling the R/V Kaunānā, contact the Director of Research Vessel Operations.
R/V Kaunānā Day Rates
R/V Kaunānā at the UH Marine Center.
R/V Kaunānā at the UH Marine Center.
Background
November 2021, the University of Hawai‘i Marine Center took possession of the M/V American Discovery, a 40' aluminum-hulled catamaran workboat, which was donated to the university by Foss Maritime, the owner of Young Brothers. Her original purpose was to deliver crew to offshore platforms in Alaskan waters. Initial funding has been donated to outfit the boat and put it into service as a coastal research vessel to operate in the main Hawaiian Islands.
Given her future in learning new things about our coastal Hawaiian waters, she was given the Hawaiian name R/V Kaunānā, meaning "discovery". Kaunānā is an old term used in the Bible and in some early accounts of seafaring. Although, it has become somewhat rarified in modern vernacular, the name carries a sense of exploration and history.
Delivery of the R/V Kaunānā to the University of Hawai‘i Marine Center.
