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|Ship name=R/V ''Tioga''
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|Ship owner=[[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]]
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*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: WDB7231
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|Header caption= <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=8435 |title=R/V Tioga Specifications |work=Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |year=2012 |accessdate=21 October 2012}}</ref>
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|Ship type=''Challenger'' class research vessel
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|Ship endurance=Day Trips, 2–3 Days
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|Ship capacity=10+ for day trips, sleeps 4 scientists on overnight cruises
|Ship complement=2
|Ship sensors=ADCP, CTD, TSG Flow-Through, Meteorological Sensors, Depth Sounders, Large A-Frame with removable crossbar for deploying large gear, CTD Winch, Trawl Winch
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'''R/V ''Tioga''''' is a coastal [[research vessel]] operated by the [[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]].
''Tioga'' is a fast coastal vessel designed to quickly take advantage of weather windows and breaking events, such as the 2004 Harmful Algae Bloom ([[Red Tide]]) outbreak.
Currently ''Tioga'' is heavily involved in the tagging and studying of the endangered [[right whale]]s and the maintenance of the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory.
''Tioga'' is capable of many missions such as education, autonomous vehicle operations, coring, water sampling, diving, whale tagging, mooring deployments and recoveries, instrument deployments and is a cost-effective way to test and troubleshoot equipment before longer cruises on larger vessels.
She is the third of the ''Challenger'' class research vessels. Her sisters include the 50 foot ''Gulf Challenger'', operated by the [[University of New Hampshire]], the 55 foot ''Fay Slover'', operated by the [[Old Dominion University]],  and the 81 foot ''Rachel Carson'' operated by the [[University of Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jmsnet.com/rv_design.htm |title=JMS Naval Architects & Salvage Engineers |work=jmsnet.com |year=2012 |accessdate=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107205725/http://jmsnet.com/rv_design.htm |archivedate=7 January 2013 }}</ref>
== References ==
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* [http://www.whoi.edu/marops/research_vessels/CRV/index.html RV ''Tioga'']
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