Flaiik— 14.5 



Minimum possible {under steerageivay) — 

 0.5 to 1.0 

 Power: 



Main engine rating: 

 Maximum B//P— 1,600 

 Continuous BHP—IA40 (90^0 

 Manufacturer — Fairbanks-Morse 

 Auxiliaries (mimber) : 2 

 Continuous BHP (eacfe)— 320 

 Power supplied (each, max kiv) — 220 

 Manufacturer — Fairbanks-Morse 

 Boiler {capacity and manufacturer) — 

 Way Wolf - 400,000 BTU's 

 Capacities: 

 Liquid {gal) : 



Freshwater— SfiOO 

 Fuel— SO,dOO 

 Ltcbe oil— 1,500 

 Ballast— 19.2 LT 

 Other- 

 Space {ft'): 



Hold— 4 (freezer) - 3,500 total 

 Galley stores: 

 Dry—l,01S 

 Chilled^lSl 

 Frozen — 374 

 Laboratories: 



Physical— 1,925 (wet) 

 Chemical — 1,470 (hydro and chem- 

 ical) 

 Biological— 2,135 

 Other— 

 Accommodations — 25 men (11 double 

 cabins, 3 single cabins) 

 Electronics: 



Comm^mications—B.Ck, SSB, P23A, 1,000 



W PEP 

 Underwater sounders: 



Echo sounding — Simrad, Skipper, 600 fm 



Echo ranging — Elac LAZ 17 Atair, 560 fm 



Radar— Decc& RM, RM-326 



Radio direction finders— Bendix ADF lOOG 



Position indicators — Sjjerry Model 2, Mark I, 



ENAC-AC with cycle matching 

 Of;,e,-_Elac Super Lodar-0-2200 fm 

 LiFESAVING EQL'IPMENT: 



Boats — 1 - 12-man 

 Inflatable rafts — 4 - 15-man Switlik 

 Other— 

 Deck Machinery: 



Winches — MARCO - all-hydraulic 



Anchor ivindlass — Ideal 

 Booms — 2 swinging, hydraulic 

 Cranes — 

 Reels — 

 Other— 

 Special Features: 

 Bow positioner — 



Freshivater makers — 2 AMF (maxim) 

 Cathodic protection — Sacrificial zinc anodes 

 Underwater viewing ports or lighting — 

 Other— 

 Operating Laboratory, Base, Region, or. 

 Area: — Exploratory Fishing and 

 Gear Research Base, Pascagoula, 

 Miss. 

 History: 

 Design: 



Name of designer — Robert H. Macy 

 Year designed — 1965 

 Construction : 



Name of builder — Ingalls Shipbuilding 



Corp. 

 Year completed — 1967 

 Conversion: 



Year converted (if applicable) — 

 Name of facility doing conversion — 

 Seakeeping Characteristics: 

 Performance: 



Pitch period — 4 -6 sec 

 Roll period — 8 - 10 sec 

 Comfort: 



Decks wet — No 

 Hull pound — No 

 Motion easy — Extremely so 

 Special Remarks: — 



GEORGE M. BOWERS 



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