Commercial Research Vessels Built in U.S. Shipyards Since WWII
(listed by shipbuilder and by hull number)
| Builder | Hull # | Name | Owner/Operatr | GT | Delivery | Disposition |
| Bellenger SY | 105 | Columbus Iselin | 280 | Jun-72 | Now "Genesis" | |
| Bender SB | 251 | Karen Wood | 6,414 | Jun-70 | Now "Geco Triton" | |
| Bender SB | 1085 | Tommy Munro | Gulf Coast Research Labs | 150 | Mar-81 | Active |
| Bender SB | 9317 | Geomar III | Geomar | 300 | Apr-82 | Now "Cape Scott" |
| Bishop SB | 12 | Leo Wood, Jr. | 194 | 1965 | Now "A. B. Wood II" | |
| Blount Marine | 121 | A.E. Verrill | Marine Environmental Sciences | 70 | 1966 | Active |
| Blount Marine | 164 | Sub Sig | Raytheon Corporation | 1971 | ||
| Boconco | 127 | Fugro Enterprise | Fugro Leasing | 99 | Sep-07 | Active |
| Bollinger SY | Wolverine | Capco Offshore | 111 | 1980 | Active | |
| Bosarge Marine | 1 | Aunt Bea | 304 | 1982 | Now "Weatherbird II" | |
| Burlington Iron Works | Treasure Quest | 127 | 1951 | Active | ||
| Burton SY | 325 | Heron | 191 | 1962 | Now "Locator" | |
| Delta SB | 119 | Echo | Shell Oil | 180 | 1977 | Active |
| Derecktor NY | Damit Janet V | Florida Research & Recovery | 72 | 1976 | Active | |
| Freeport SB | 51 | Rapture | Certified Marine | 695 | Aug-98 | Active |
| Freeport SB | 58 | J. R. Navigator | Sea Exploration | 412 | Nov-00 | Active |
| Geo Shipyard | 144 | Fairfield Speculator | Fairfield Industries Incorporated | 45 | 1996 | Active |
| Geo Shipyard | 145 | Expedition | PGS Onshore Inc | 47 | 1997 | Active |
| Geo Shipyard | 146 | Fairfield Quest | Fairfield Industries Incorporated | 47 | 1997 | Now "Global Quest" |
| Geo Shipyard | 149 | Fairfield Vision | Fairfield Industries Incorporated | 36 | 1997 | Now "Global Vision" |
| Geo Shipyard | 150 | Fairfield Mirage | Fairfield Industries Incorporated | 48 | 1997 | Active |
| Geo Shipyard | 170 | Lori B | Global Geophysical Services Inc | 33 | 2001 | Active |
| Geo Shipyard | 180 | James H. Scott | Global Geophysical Services | 73 | Jul-05 | Active |
| Halter Marine/Seacraft | 1805 | Ms Cordelia | Global Geophysical | 245 | Jul-07 | Active |
| Halter New Orleans | 102 | Western Geophysical IV | Western Geophysical | 1965 | Scrapped | |
| Halter New Orleans | 103 | Western Geophysical V | Western Geophysical | 172 | 1965 | Now "Pipeline Surveyor" |
| Halter New Orleans | 108 | Western Beacon | 1965 | Now "Beacon" | ||
| Halter New Orleans | 138 | Western Sea | 1966 | Now "Fadak" | ||
| Halter New Orleans | 139 | Western Beach | 1966 | Now "Clairy T" | ||
| Halter New Orleans | 158 | Western Shoal | 1967 | Now "Olaf" | ||
| Halter New Orleans | 162 | Mediterranean Seal | 1967 | Now "El Metro" | ||
| Hansen BW | Bering | R Lee Higbee | 93 | 1971 | Now "Kirawan" | |
| Hodgdon BW | 232 | Argo | New York State | 36t | Jan-86 | Active |
| James Greear | 91 | Pukuk | William A. Choate, Jr. | 106 | Mar-08 | Active |
| JeffBoat | 1423 | Phaedra | 477 | 1966 | Active | |
| JeffBoat | 1589 | ENS 2 | 545 | 1966 | Active | |
| JeffBoat | 1796 | Niobe | 993 | Apr-67 | Now "Corinthian" | |
| Karl's Welding | Arctic Surveyor | 275 | 1983 | Now "Tropic Explorer" | ||
| Mangone SB | 72 | Unitedgeo II | 195 | 1966 | Now "Amalia" | |
| Mangone SB | 73 | Seismic Explorer | 291 | 1967 | Now "Joe G Jr." | |
| Mangone SB | 91 | Seismic Surveyor | 614 | 1969 | Now Tango I" | |
| Mangone SB | 126 | Western Strait | 261 | Aug-79 | Now "Kaimikai-O-Kanaloa" | |
| Marco | 206 | Sea Spray | Augest Gudjonsen | 199 | 1969 | Now "Lost Coast Explorer" |
| Marco | 474 | Robert G Brownlee | Marine Science Institute | 89 | 1996 | Active |
| Marinette Marine | 8264 | Shell America | Shell Offshore | 2,500 | Dec-83 | Now "American Explorer" |
| Marinette Marine | Chippewa | Chippewa Inc | 40 | 1957 | ||
| Marinette Marine | Pelican | Commonwealth Of Virginia | 74 | 1967 | ||
| Marinette Marine | University of Alaska | 2013 | Building | |||
| Midship Marine | 296 | Patricia | Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc. | 53 | 2002 | Active |
| Mitchell, Eddie | Dolphin Lady | Martinez AA | 108 | 1983 | Active | |
| Mobile Ship Repair | Lucy R | Bay Towing & Dredging | 1957 | Now "Bette-Lynn" | ||
| Mobile Ship Repair | Genie | Bay Towing & Dredging | 1957 | Now "Miss Doris" | ||
| Mobile Ship Repair | Jackson Creek | 145 | 1957 | Now "Yusuf Kanoo" | ||
| Modern Marine Power | 29 | Digicon Explorer | 290 | 1980 | Now "Fairfield Explorer" | |
| Moss Point Marine | C094 | Eagle | 250 | 1987 | Active | |
| Newpark SB & Repair | 9511 | Digicon Definition | Digicon | 426 | 1982 | Now "Sirius B" |
| Nichols Bros. | 126 | Lorelei | Orion Star | 130 | Nov-97 | Active |
| North American SB | 122 | Casey Chouest | Edison Chouest Offshore | 246 | Nov-80 | Now "GGS Atlantic" |
| North American SB | 123 | Ross Chouest | Edison Chouest Offshore | 1,474 | Jan-82 | Now "Pearl Chouest" |
| North American SB | 161 | C-Crusader | Edison Chouest Offshore | 2,089 | Apr-97 | Now "Deep Stim II" |
| North American SB | 166 | C-Cadet | Chouest Offshore Services | 1,699 | Jun-97 | Now "HR Hughes" |
| North American SB | 224 | Sea Venture | Edison Chouest Offshore | 9,926 | 5-Sep | Active |
| Peterson BW | 3800 | Alcoa Seaprobe | Alcoa | 1,260 | 1970 | Scrapped 1980 |
| Sea State One Marine | 154 | Maxime | Vogel, William T. | 32 | Mar-07 | Active |
| Sermons SY | Undersea Hunter | Perry Oceanographics | 148 | 1968 | Active | |
| Southwest SY | 9511 | Digicon Definition | 190 | Jul-82 | Now "Sirius B" | |
| Todd Houston | 467 | Leo | 659 | 1967 | Now "Aguadulce" | |
| Walker Shipyard | 128 | Rio das Contas | 246 | 1958 | Now "Pantai Mas" | |
| Walker Shipyard | 155 | Elsie Janis | 138 | 1955 | Now "Sirenian" | |
| Washburn & Doughty | 13 | Bagatell | Research Fndn. of NY | 122 | Feb-82 | Now "Seawolf" |
| Weaver Shipyard | 142 | Sea Raven | 195 | 1956 | Now "Ali Al-Hamad" |