R/V Fay Slover

R/V FAY SLOVER, a 55-ft. LOA, 17-ft. beam all-aluminum research vessel, is the fully equipped replacement for the recently retired R/V LINWOOD HOLTON at Old Dominion University. FAY SLOVER, named for a famous sea-lover and benefactor of the University, is a fast (15 knots), stable platform operating in Chesapeake Bay, estuaries, and on the continental shelf providing rapid sampling for physical, biological, chemical, and geological oceanographic projects and water quality. SLOVER's capabilities and versatility allow for exploration, hydrography, meteorological monitoring (including air quality) and instrumentation deployment.

Standard parameters that are routinely recorded underway are DGPS navigation, conductivity and salinity, temperature, fluorescence, light transmission, air temperature, relative humidity, wind vectors, photosynthetically available radiation (PAR), and depth (echosounder, with PDR option). In addition, SLOVER is equipped with an instrumentation well that accommodates a 600 kHz ADCP to measure top-to-bottom current structure underway.

On-station sampling is accomplished with a 12-bottle rosette equipped with a CTD and sensors to measure dissolved oxygen, dissolved organic matter, fluorescence, and light transmission.