owned and operated as a fishery re- 

 search vessel by the California De- 

 partment of Fish and Game. 



MURRE II 



General Description: 



Capabilities — Fishing, oceanographic, bio- 

 logical research, freight hauling 

 Hull style — Power barge 

 Number of masts — 1 

 Construction material — Wood 

 Method of fabrication — Timbered construc- 

 tion 

 Screw type: 



Number of blades — 3 

 Fixed pitch or CP — No 

 Manufacture — Coolidge 

 Structural Parameters: 

 Length: 



Length, overall (LOA) — 86' 

 Length, waterline {LWL)—1T 

 Length, between perpendiculars (LBP) — 

 73' 

 Breadth: 



Beam, mo/rfed— 26'8" 

 Beam, extreme (including permanent pro- 

 jections)— 2T2" 

 Draft: 



Maximum, loaded — 7'6" 

 Mean— 6'6", 7'6" aft, 3'6" forward 

 Depth (main deck to keel, amidships) — 9' 

 Minimum freeboard (loaded amidships) — 

 30" 

 Tonnage: 



Displacement (full load) — 295 

 Gross— 189 



Net— 95 

 Complement: 

 Officers: 

 Deck— I 

 Engineer — 1 

 Crew: 



Fishei-men — 

 Seamen — 

 Oilers — 

 Wipers — 



Cooks — 1 (temporary basis) 

 Messmen — 

 Radiomen — 

 Others — 

 Scientific staff — 2 to 6 

 Other— 

 Operating Parameters: 



Range (lineal miles of steaming) — 2,500 



(nautical miles) 

 Calculated endurance (days) — 15 to 25 

 Performance (avg # days worked/year) — 



200 

 Speed: 



Cruising — 8 knots 

 Flank— S.2 knots 



Minimum possible (under steerageway) — 

 2 knots 

 Po2ver: 



Main engine rating: Twin D 13,000 

 Maximum BHP — 115 

 Continuous BHP— 104 

 Manufacturer — Caterpillar 

 Auxiliaries (number) : 2 



Continuous BHP (each) — 45 hp and 63 



hp 

 Poiver supplied (each, max kw) — 20 kw 



and 30 kw 

 Ma n ufacturer — GM 

 Boiler (capacity and manufacturer) — 

 Capacities: 

 Liquid (gal) : 



Fresh water— 2,000 

 Fuel— 5,000 

 Lube oil — 500 

 Ballast — 



Other — 100 (gasoline) 

 Space (ft'): 

 Hold— 2,600 

 Galley stores: 

 Dry— S80 

 Chilled- 

 Frozen — 13 



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