RUDE
NOAA
Ship RUDE.
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Twin
diesel, length 90 feet, beam 22 feet, draft 7.2 feet. Built 1967 at
Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, New York. In service 1968-1995. The
ship operated for many years as a wiredrag vessel with its sister
ship the HECK. In recent years it has been equipped with state of
the art sidescan sonar and shallow water multi-beam systems. It is
well-known for its search and discovery capabilities having found
both TWA 800 and the aircraft flown by John F. Kennedy, Jr. Named
for Captain Gilbert T. Rude (1881-1962), chief of Coastal Surveys
from 1931 until his retirement in 1945 after a career spanning over
40 years. Captain Rude served in the Philippines, Alaska, and on the
East Coast.
