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NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown at sea.

NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker upon delivery to NOAA in November 2013.

Reuben Lasker passes a lighthouse on the shore of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Reuben Lasker underway on Menominee River in Wisconsin.

Reuben Lasker pulls into the Navy Pier in San Diego in advance of her May 2, 2014 commissioning.

The officers and crew of NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker prior to the ship's May 2, 2014 commissioning ceremony.

Reuben Lasker receives a warm and watery welcome from a San Diego Harbor Police fire boat as it pulls into the Navy Pier on May 1, 2014.

NOAA Corps Ensign Cherisa Friedlander stands at attention as the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker is commissioned on May 2, 2014 in San Diego, California.

February 1995, NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown's keel was laid at Halter Marine's Moss Point shipyard in Pascagoula, MS.

NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown off the starboard stern. Photo taken from the workboat.