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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.
This historic wooden-hulled vessel, believed to have sunk as long as 200 years ago, was discovered during a NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer mission in the Gulf of Mexico.
LCDR Amanda Goeller and LTJG Aaron Colohan catch lines as the Reuben Lasker pulls into the Navy Pier on 1 May 2014.
The U.S. Navy Band plays the Service Medley at the conclusion of the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker commissioning ceremony on May 2, 2014.
