NOAA SHIP

Print size: 22" x 17"

This intrepid scientific and oceanographic vessel is outfitted to chart the seas and do the important research that informs decision makers. It is outfitted with a submersible, a wave buoy, a charting room, a chemistry laboratory. and launches to chart shallow waters. It also has a galley and mess, a wardroom, bow thruster, steering gear room, laundry, and an engine room that houses a mighty Electro-Motive Diesel engine.

Tom Crestodina, an Alaskan fisherman, began making cutaway drawings in 2011 to connect with his young son, Franio, while he was out at sea.