understand the physical and biological processes that control year-class strength of key, economically important fish species. NOAA refurbished and renovated the vessel in the early 2000s, eventually decommissioning the vessel Delaware II on 28 September 2012 and placed her in reserve. In 2014, Delaware II was renamed Med Surveyor, where the vessel underwent a total transformation into a modern survey vessel with the addition of a hull mounted multibeam system, the addition of an array of survey equipment along with other significant modernizations to machinery, electronics and other. She is currently active supporting cable route surveys for subsea cable systems around the globe. See also NOAA ships and aircraft References External links NOAA Ship Delaware II Prézelin, Bernard, and A. D. Baker III, eds. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute, 1990. . Ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ships of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Ships built in Portland, Maine 1967 ships Delaware-related ships