NOAAS Oceanographer (R 101)
FORMER AMERICAN OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSEL
MV Protector; M/V Protector; M/V Sahara; MV Sahara; NOAAS Oceanographer; USC&GS Oceanographer (1964); USC&GS Oceanographer (OSS 01); IMO 6600826
NOAAS Oceanographer (R 101), originally USC&GS Oceanographer (OSS O1), was an American Oceanographer-class oceanographic research vessel in service in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1966 to 1970 and in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 1996. She served as [[flagshi