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Vessels

Innovative new ships, boats & technologies to facilitate subsea work will be a powerful research and explora- creation of the Monterey Bay Aquari- Glosten will be the on-site construction tion platform. And it will help Monterey um in 1984. Three years later, Packard team for MBARI, providing MBARI

Bay Aquarium show people around the founded MBARI as an independent in- continuity through the life of the ship.

world the wonders of deep-sea life by stitution committed to pursuing cutting- Freire will build the R/V David Pack- supporting our upcoming exhibition, edge ocean science and engineering ard at its shipyard in Vigo, a coastal

Into the Deep: Exploring Our Undis- programs. town in northern Spain. covered Ocean. I’m excited about the Planning for MBARI’s acquisition of The ? nal design will get underway this potential the R/V David Packard can a new research vessel began in 2009. spring, with keel laying expected by No- contribute to inspiring ocean education MBARI’s marine operations team en- vember 2021 and the vessel’s launch in and conservation for decades to come.” gaged Glosten for its expertise in naval September 2022. Construction should

R/V David Packard will replace architecture and marine engineering. be complete in May 2023, when the ves-

MBARI’s current ? agship research ves- For the past three years, MBARI’s ma- sel will depart Spain for its journey to its sel, the R/V Western Flyer, which will rine operations team has worked closely homeport of Moss Landing, California. be retired in fall 2022. with Glosten’s team of engineers to re- MBARI’s marine operations team will

Silicon Valley pioneer David Pack- ? ne design speci? cations for the R/V conduct the ? nal ? tting out and testing ard founded Hewlett-Packard (HP) in a David Packard. of the ship before science operations be-

Palo Alto, California, garage with Bill Glosten provided the design and speci- gin in fall 2023. The R/V David Packard

Hewlett, and is largely credited with ? cation services for the shipyard bid will join MBARI’s two existing research sparking the tech revolution. His philan- package and assisted in the bid review vessels, the R/V Rachel Carson and R/V thropic endeavors included funding the process. As construction gets underway, Paragon.

MBARI’s new research vessel will honor Silicon Valley pioneer David

Packard, who founded Hewlett-Pack- ard (HP) in a Palo Alto, California, garage with Bill Hewlett. His philan- thropic endeavors included funding the creation of the Monterey Bay

Aquarium in 1984, and three years later, Packard founded MBARI.

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