JOIDES Resolution
 JOIDES Resolution | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
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| Name: | JOIDES Resolution |
| Operator: | International Ocean Discovery Program |
| Port of registry: | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Builder: | Halifax Shipyard in Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Launched: | 1978 |
| Renamed: | 1985 |
| Refit: | 2009 |
| Homeport: | None |
| Identification: | D5BC |
| Nickname(s): | JR |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | A1 E Drilling Unit AMS ACCU |
| Type: | Ocean-going Drilling Vessel |
| Tonnage: | 9719 ST |
| Displacement: | 9479-18,720 ST |
| Length: | 470.5 ft |
| Beam: | 70 ft |
| Height: | 202 ft |
| Ice class: | 1B |
| Installed power: | 9000 hp |
| Endurance: | 75 Days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 4 |
| Complement: | 129 |
| Crew: | 60 + 59 Scientists/Technicians |
Drillship JOIDES Resolution in 1988
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.
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.
IODP accomplishments[1]
| Expeditions completed | Operations days | Miles traveled | Sites visited | Holes drilled | Cores recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1032 | 67,101 | 74 | 217 | 4,264 |
| Northernmost site | Southernmost site | Shallowest water depth | Deepest water depth | Deepest hole | Total core recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 deg N | 66.4 deg S | 95.5 m | 4,479 m | 1,507 m | 29,295 m |
ODP Accomplishments
| Expeditions completed | Operations days | Miles traveled | Sites visited | Holes drilled | Cores recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 6,591 | 355,781 | 669 | 1,797 | 35,772 |
| Northernmost site | Southernmost site | Shallowest water depth | Deepest water depth | Deepest hole | Total core recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.5 deg N | 70.8 deg S | 37.5 m | 5,980 m | 2,111 m | 222,704 m |
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