1.200 rpm 

 Power supplied {each, max kw) —30 kw 

 Manufacturer — GMC 

 Boiler (capacity and manufacturer) — 85 

 gal - American Arcoliner 

 Capacities: 

 Liquid Uj"1) '■ 



Fresh water— 6,000 gal 

 Fuel— 11,200 gal 

 Ltibe oil — 150 gal 

 Ballast — None 

 Other — None 

 Spaee (ft'): 



Hold— S,400 ft' (incl. two 0° F freezers 



of 160 ft' each) 

 Galley stores: 



Dry— SO ft' (approx) 

 Chilled— 20 fV, 34° F locker 

 Frozen— 20 ft", 10° F locker + one or 

 both freezers in hold 

 Laboratories: Laboratory space in cor- 

 ner of hold, approximately 850 ft' 

 Physical — 

 Chemical — 

 Biolofjical — 

 Other- 

 Accommodations — Not available 

 Flectronics: 



Co7nniunicatioyis — 



Northern transmitter, Model A, 150 



watt, tyije N388 

 Northern transmitter. Model C, 250 



watt, type N507-E 

 National receiver NC, Model HRO- 

 50T and NC-2-40D 

 Underwater sounders: 

 Echo sounding — 



2 Bendix D.R. 6A, SNOOl, 400-fm 



range 

 Simrad Special 510-5, 1-100-fm range 

 Echo ranging— Simrad, Model 510-5, 1-650- 

 yard range 

 Radar— I Sperry-Mark 0, ranges 1, 2, 6, 15, 



or 30 miles 

 Radio direction finders — Loran: Sperry- 

 Mark II, Model 1 

 Other — Net telemetry system, warp load in- 

 dicator, Triton fish counting echo 

 sounder 

 LiFESAViNG Equipment: 



Boats— W B f B utility outboard (10 hp) 

 16' Western Fairliner inboard (115 



hp gas) 

 Inflatable rafts — 15-man Navships, 15-man 



U.S. Rubber 

 Other — Coast Guard ai)proved life in-eserv- 

 ers and 3 life rings with lights 

 Deck Machinery: 



Winches — Trawl, West Coast type, hydraulic, 

 2 drum, capacity 1,000 fm of i/>" 

 cable drum 

 Anchor windlass — Dual (chain and cable), 

 hydraulic, cap.: chain side 105 fm 

 3/4." chain, cable side 125 fm ",..," cable 

 Booms — Electric lV-> ton and hydraulic 3 ton 



boom winches 

 Cranes — None 

 Reels — Net reel for trawls 

 Other— Electric BT winch. Cap. 600 fm 

 ^/32" wire, hydraulic oceanographic 

 winch, cap. 2,000 m ■' le" wire 

 Special Features: 

 Bow positioner — None 

 Fresh water makers — None 

 Cathodic protection — Zincs 

 Underwater viewing ports or lighting — None 

 Other— 

 Operating Laboratory, Base. Region, or 

 Area: — Exploratory Fishing and 

 Gear Research Base, Seattle, Wash. 

 History: 

 Design: 



Nayne of designer — W. C. Nickum and 



Sons, Seattle, Wash. 

 Year designed — 1949 

 Construction: 



Name of builder — Western Boat Building 



Co., Tacoma, Wash. 

 Year completed — 1950 

 Co7iversion: 



Year converted (if applicable) — 

 Name of facility doing conversion — 

 Seakeeping Characteristics: 

 Performance: 



Pitch period— Not available 

 Roll period — 6 sec 

 Comfort: 



Decks »'ff^Entirely 

 Hull pound — Yes 

 Motion easy — No, fast 

 Special Remarks:— The vessel bears the name 

 of a distinguished leader in the field 

 of fisheries research and knowledge 

 — John N. Cobb. He was the 



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