NOAAS Reuben Lasker

History

United States
Name	NOAAS Reuben Lasker (R 228)
Namesake	Dr. Reuben Lasker (1929-1988), American fisheries scientist
Operator	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Builder	Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin
Laid down	21 June 2011
Launched	16 June 2012
Sponsored by	Pamela A. Lasker
Completed	8 November 2013 (delivered)
Commissioned	2 May 2014
Homeport	San Diego, California
Identification	IMO number: 9664988 MMSI number: 369970573 Callsign: WTEG
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Oscar Dyson-class fisheries research ship
Displacement	1,840 Metric tons (light) 2,479 metric tons (full load)
Length	208.7 ft (63.6 m)
Beam	49.2 ft (15.0 m)
Draft	20 ft (6.1 m) (with centerboard up) 30.3 ft (9.2 m) (with centerboard down)
Depth	38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Speed	14.0 knots (26 km/h) (maximum) 12 knots (22 km/h) (cruising)
Range	12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 12 knots
Endurance	40 days
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × 26.4-foot (8-m) RHIBs 1 × 15.5-foot (4.7-m) rescue boat
Complement	24 (5 NOAA Corps officers or mates, 5 licensed engineers, and 14 other crew members), plus up to 15 scientists

NOAAS Reuben Lasker is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fishery research vessel. The ship's namesake, Reuben Lasker, was a fisheries biologist who served with the Southwest Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, and taught at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.