New Vessel to Increase Research Capacity at the
Biological Station

A 32.5-foot research vessel, named RV Chippewa, will soon be moored at a slip in the harbor by the boathouse at the CMU Biological Station on Beaver Island. It will allow for the deploying of scientific equipment in deep water and will have a small laboratory onboard. The vessel is currently being built in Mobile, Ala. by Silver Ships, Inc.

Progress Pictures

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​ July 3, 2012	​ July 3, 2012
​ July 3, 2012	​July 19, 2012
​ September 11, 2012	​ September 11, 2012
​ September 11, 2012	​ September 11, 2012
​​ October 16, 2012​	​ ​January 22, 2013​
​ January 22, 2013	​ January 22, 2013
​ January 22, 2013	​ January 22, 2013
​ January 22, 2013	​ January 22, 2013

Vessel Blueprints

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