NOAAS Pisces

	An aerial view of NOAAS Pisces (R 226).
History
United States
Name	NOAAS Pisces (R 226)
Namesake	Winning name in NOAA regional naming contest
Operator	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Builder	VT Halter Marine, Moss Point, Mississippi
Launched	19 December 2007
Sponsored by	Annette Nevin Shelby
Commissioned	6 November 2009
Home port	Pascagoula, Mississippi
Identification	IMO number: 9349071; MMSI number: 369970145; Call sign: WTDL; ;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Oscar Dyson-class Fisheries research ship
Displacement	1,840 metric tons (light ship); 2,479 metric tons (full load);
Length	209 ft (64 m)
Beam	49.2 ft (15.0 m)
Draft	19.4 ft (5.9 m) (with centerboard up); 29.7 ft (9.1 m) (with centerboard down);
Depth	28.4 ft (8.7 m)
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	16.0 knots (30 km/h) (maximum); 14.5 knots (27 km/h) (cruising);
Range	12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km)
Endurance	40 days
Complement	21 (6 NOAA Corps officers, 4 licensed engineers, and 11 other crew members), plus up to 17 scientists

NOAAS Pisces (R 226) is an American fisheries and oceanographic research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet since 2009.