{"id":18506,"date":"2024-06-10T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/?page_id=18506"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:41:06","slug":"vessels-equipment-and-field-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/vessels-equipment-and-field-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Monmouth University and the School of Science operate four vessels for research and field activities: the 49-foot Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe<\/a>, the 32-foot Ocean Hawk<\/a>, the 27-foot Seahawk<\/a>, and the 18-foot Little Hawk<\/a>. We also have a collection of cutting-edge technologies used for measuring, mapping, and exploring subsurface features, such as shorelines and submerged obstructions. Monmouth supports vessel and field activities in a number of areas including student and faculty research efforts as well as contracted work for constituencies external to Monmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

For vessel rates or other inquiries, please contact Koorleen Minton at 732-571-3421 (kminton@monmouth.edu) or Joe Coyle (jcoyle@monmouth.edu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Stephen Picken, Vessel Captain and Operations Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n

Steve earned his bachelor’s degree in at Texas A&M University in Marine Transportation and has previously worked as a research vessel Captain for Shoals Marine Laboratory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n


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R\/V Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe<\/h2>\n\n\n

Acquired from NOAA and originally built as a Coast Guard buoy tender, the Research Vessel Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe is fully equipped to operate up to 20 nautical miles offshore. The 49-foot vessel is rigged to carry out a variety of scientific operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R\/V Ocean Hawk<\/h2>\n\n\n

32\u2019 H&H Osmond is powered by a Yanmar 440 and a 3000-watt inverter for AC power. Navigation is provided by a Furuno txt-14 touchscreen display equipped with radar and a 9\u201d Garmin. Radio communication is handled by two Standard Horizon units, one with an automatic identification system (AIS). The vessel includes one marine head and a berthing area, as well as a large aft-deck area with an abundance of rod holders and a 10-inch pot holder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R\/V Sea Hawk<\/h2>\n\n\n

The Seahawk is a versatile, trailerable, 27-foot fiberglass hulled survey vessel. Its cabin is equipped with heat and air conditioning and lighted for nighttime operations. The Seahawk is rigged to support a variety of scientific work including single and multibeam hydrography, subbottom profiling, side-scan sonar, ROV support, ADCP surveys, and benthic and water column sampling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R\/V Little Hawk<\/h2>\n\n\n

The Little Hawk is a versatile, trailerable, 18-foot fiberglass hulled center console survey vessel. The Little Hawk can be rigged to support a variety of scientific work including single and multibeam hydrography, sub-bottom profiling, side-scan sonar, ADCP surveys; benthic, fisheries, and water column sampling along the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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