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{{short description|American research vessel}}
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== Construction and commissioning ==
[[File:NOAAS Miller Freeman (R 223) launching.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The [[American Shipbuilding Company]] [[Ship naming and launching|launches]] ''Miller Freeman'' at [[Lorain, Ohio|Lorain]], [[Ohio]], on 2 April 1966.]][[File:RV Miller Freeman in 1967.jpg|200px|left|thumb|''Miller Freeman'' in [[Lake Erie]] off [[Ohio]] just after her completion in 1967.]]''Miller Freeman'' was designed in 1965 to meet the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries{{'}} need for a large vessel for [[Oceanography|oceanographic]] research and the open-ocean investigation of fisheries.<ref name="afsc">[http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/history/vessels/boats/freeman.htm AFSC Historical Corner:
== Characteristics and capabilities ==
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When completed in 1967, ''Miller Freeman'' was the largest research ship in the history of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and its ancestor organizations,<ref name="afsc"/> and she remained one of the largest research [[Commercial trawler|trawlers]] in the United States throughout her career.<ref name="characteristics"/> Her stern-ramp configuration allowed her to conduct [[trawling]] operations in deep-sea waters.<ref name="afsc"/>
''Miller Freeman'' had two [[Crane (machine)|cranes]] with a maximum lifting capacity of 8,500 pounds (3,856 [[Kilogram|kg]]) and a third crane with a lifting capacity of {{convert|2,750
''Miller Freeman'' had various [[laboratory]] capabilities, including s 300-[[Square foot|square-foot]] (sq.-ft.) (27.9-[[Square meter|square-meter]]) (m²) [[wet laboratory]], a 300-sq.-ft. (27.9-m²) fish-processing laboratory, a 240-sq.-ft. (22.3-m²) rough laboratory, a 170-sq.-ft. (15.8-m²) [[ocean chemistry]] laboratory, and a 152-sq.-ft.(14.1-m²) [[acoustics]] laboratory. She also had a 220-sq.ft. (20.4-m²) [[data plot]] room and a 50-sq.-ft. (4.6-m²) [[Salinometer|autosalinomater]] room.<ref name="characteristics"/> She was outfitted with a large live-tank system which allowed scientists to sustain live sea specimens under pressure aboard ship.<ref name="afsc"/>
''Miller Freeman'' carried three boats: a {{convert|26
In addition to her crew of 34, ''Miller Freeman'' could accommodate up to 11 scientists.<ref name="noaamoc"/>
Crew:
Chief Engineer - Stephen Bus Ret. 2013
== Service history ==
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Due to a lack of funding for her operations, ''Miller Freeman'' was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 1 July 1970.<ref name="afsc"/> When NOAA was established on 3 October 1970, she became part of NOAA{{'}}s fleet as '''NOAAS ''Miller Freeman'' (R 223)''', although she remained inactive. Work began on the completion of her rigging, but it, too, suffered from a lack of funding and was suspended at the end of 1972. Work on her rigging eventually resumed, including the installation of a much-needed five-ton (4,536-kg) crane aft, and when it finally was completed she was recommissioned in 1975.<ref name="afsc"/> She was re-rigged in 1982.<ref name="noaamoc">[http://www.moc.noaa.gov/mf/index.html NOAA Ship ''Miller Freeman'']</ref>
Operated by NOAA{{'}}s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations after her recommissioning with her home port at Seattle, [[Washington (state)|Washington]], ''Miller Freeman''{{'}}s primary mission was to provide a working platform for the study of the ocean's living resources, operating primarily in the [[North Pacific Ocean]] and Bering Sea.<ref name="characteristics"/><ref name="noaamoc"/><ref>[http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/foci/freeman/freeman.shtml NOAA Ship ''Miller Freeman'' Images and Real-Time Data]</ref> After returning to service, she spent much of the remainder of 1975 conducting work in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] and Bering Sea in support of the NOAA [[Offshore Continental Shelf Survey and Assessment Program]], primarily carrying out resource surveys for the [[Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment, and Prediction Program]] (MARMAP). Her research activities were interrupted on 22 October 1975, when the [[United States Coast Guard]] asked her to assist the [[Crab fisheries|crabbing]] vessel ''Aquarian'', which had lost her steering while operating in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. Despite the rough seas in 40- to 60-knot (74- to 111-km/
In 1976, ''Miller Freeman'' discovered [[mastodon]] or [[mammoth]] tusk, tooth, and jaw fragments during trawl hauls in the [[Chukchi Sea]] and [[Kotzebue Sound]]. The discovery was of interest to researchers studying the ancient [[Bering Land Bridge]].<ref name="afsc"/>
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==Post-decommissioning==
As of early 2018,
==See also==
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