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Overview

BUILT: 2002

DESIGN: Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull

LENGTH: 186’

BEAM: 88’

SPEED:

CRUISING & SURVEY: 12 Kts

FULL: 15 Kts

MINIMUM: <1 Kt

ENDURANCE: 50 days Food/Stores/FW

DRAFT: 25’ (Max), 23’ (Min)

RANGE: 10,000 NM @ 12 Kts

GROSS TONNAGE: 3060 IGT, 1407 RGT

DISPLACEMENT: 2547 LT at 25’ draft

FUEL CAPACITY: 130,000 Gals

FULLY AIR CONDITIONED

COMPLEMENT: CREW: 20 SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL: 28

LABORATORIES:

Hydrographic — 290 sq. ft.

Chemical — 290 sq. ft.

Wet — 320 sq. ft.

I-Met — 270 sq. ft.

General #1 — 170 sq. ft.

General #2 — 560 sq. ft.

Computer — 560 Sq. ft.

Science — 90 sq. ft

CONFERENCE ROOM: 270 sq. ft.

LIBRARY: 260 sq. ft.

STAGING BAY: 370 sq. ft.

EXTERIOR WORKING SPACE:

(Aft Main Deck) 2,200 sq. ft.

(Fwd 0-1 Deck) 2,000 sq. ft. — both with 2’ bolt socket grid.

MAIN PROPULSION: Diesel Electric.

4 Caterpillar 3508B diesel engines drive

4 x 910 kW diesel generators.

2 x 1.5 MW Westinghouse (Cl.3) DC motors

12-pulse SCRs & phase shifting transformers.

BOW THRUSTER: Elliott White Gill Model 40 Located in Starboard Hull

PROPELLERS: Twin, Fixed Pitch, 5 Blade

DYNAMIC POSITION & SHIP CONTROL: Simrad DP & EDI Power Management/Control

EMERGENCY GENERATOR: Caterpillar 1406, 190 kW

INCINERATOR: Yes

SEWAGE SYSTEM: Orca II, Type II Marine Sanitation Device

NAVIGATION:

Integrated Bridge

EDI Vessel Control System (VCS)

Inertial Reference Unit

TSS, Inc. Model POS/MV 320

Gyro Compass

Raytheon STD-20

Differential GPS

Raytheon Raychart 420

3 & 10 cm Surface Search Radars

Sperry Marine Decca Bridgemaster E250

COMMUNICATIONS: HF (SSB), VHF, INMARSAT-B, GMDSS (JRC Area 4 Cert d VHF) A ship-wide computer network (Science Information System), provides data exchange between computers, scientific instruments, and video monitors. It serves all mission spaces, public spaces, and staterooms. External comms (INMARSAT-B) may be accessed on this network.

CLEAN POWER: Conditioned electrical power is provided to support sensitive scientific equipment. 12 kW of uninterruptible power and 88 kW clean power is provided to the laboratories.

CERTIFICATION:

ABS: A1 Circle E, AMS, ACCU UWLD (Underwater inspection in lieu of dry docking) Unrestricted ocean service, Ice Class DO

USCG: Oceanographic Research Vessel (Sub Chapter U)

OWNERSHIP: U. S. Navy

STATE ID#: HA 0532 XS