SSV Robert C. Seamans
A 134-foot steel sailing brigantine operated by the Sea Education Association (SEA) for oceanographic research and sail training;
designed by Laurent Giles, she is named for a former Chairman and Trustee of SEA's board.
She is equipped with hydrographic winches, bathymetric equipment, biological and geological sampling equipment, a wet/dry laboratory, and a computer laboratory. She has a sister ship, the Corwith Cramer.
The Robert C. Seamans runs an undergraduate academic study abroad program, with intensive research in oceanography, maritime studies, and nautical science with hands-on experience aboard a traditional sailing ship.
She is based in the Pacific Ocean and typically sails between San Diego, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; Tahiti; and San Francisco, California.

The interior of the Charthouse is pictured below. It shows the sophistication of modern sailing ships.