NOAAS Oscar Dyson

	NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) in northern waters.
History
United States
Name	NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224)
Namesake	Oscar E. Dyson (1913–1995), Alaskan fisherman and fishing industry leader
Operator	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Builder	VT Halter Marine, Moss Point, Mississippi
Launched	17 October 2003
Sponsored by	Peggy Dyson-Malson
Acquired	1 August 2004 (delivered)
Commissioned	28 May 2005
Home port	Kodiak, Alaska
Identification	IMO number: 9270335; MMSI number: 369959000; Callsign: WTEP; ;
Nickname(s)	NOAA Flagship to Alaska
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Fisheries research ship
Tonnage	2,479 tons (full load)
Displacement	1,840 metric tons (light ship); 2,479 metric tons (full load);
Length	208.6 ft (63.6 m)
Beam	49.2 ft (15.0 m)
Draft	19.4 ft (5.9 m) (with centerboard up); 30.3 ft (9.2 m) (with centerboard down);
Ice class	Polar Ice Hull Class 5
Propulsion	One 2.25 MW (3,017-shp) integrated diesel-electric, 24-pulse DC SCR drive system with two 1,150-kW (1,542-hp) propulsion motors on a common shaft, two 1,360-kW diesel generators, and two 910-kW diesel generators;; one fixed-pitch propeller;; one 720-kW (966-hp) AC induction azimuthing bow thruster;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h) (emergency); 12 knots (22 km/h) (cruising);
Range	12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km)
Endurance	40 days
Boats & landing; craft carried	1 × 27 ft (8.2 m) survey launch; 1 × 22 ft (6.7 m) rescue boat;
Complement	24 (5 NOAA Corps officers and mates, 4 licensed engineers, and 15 other crew members), plus up to 30 scientists (25 males 5 females)
Sensors &; processing systems	Kongsberg EK-80
Aircraft carried	5 - Drones

NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) is an American fisheries and oceanographic research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet since 2005.