founder and first dean of the School 

 of Fisheries at the University of 

 Washington, as well as having had an 

 outstanding record in the fisheries in- 

 dustry and with the Bureau of Fish- 

 eries. 



Approximately 270 miles off the 

 coast of Washington there is a sea 

 mount that was discovered by this 

 vessel in August 1950. This subsur- 

 face peak now bears the name Cobb 

 Seamount on U.S. Coast and Geo- 

 detic Survey navigation charts. 



GEORGE B. KELEZ 



General Description: 

 Capabilities — 

 H71II style — -Converted Navy AKL (Army 



FS) 

 Number of masts — 2 

 Construction material — Steel 

 Method of fabrication — Welded 

 Screiv type: 



Number of blades — 4 bronze 



Fixed pitch or CP — Fixed, diameter 6'0", 



pitch 6.531' 

 Manufacture — Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding 

 & Drydock Co. 

 Structural Parameters: 

 Length: 



Length, overall (LO^ )—176'6" 

 Length, ivaterline {LWL) — 

 Length, bettveen perpendiculars (LBP) — 

 164'11" 

 Breadth: 



Beam, molded — 32'0" 



Beam, extreme {including permanent pro- 

 jections) — 32' 

 Draft: 



Maximum, loaded — 8'2" forward, 11'8" aft 

 Menn^^'ll" 

 Depth {main deck to keel, amidships) — 14'3" 



molded at 

 Minimum freeboard {loaded amidships) — 

 4'37/8" 



Tonnage: 



Displacement {full load) — 936 

 Gross — 550 

 A^ef— 262 

 Complement: 

 Officers: 

 Deck—S 

 Engineer — 3 

 Cretv: 



Fishermen- — 5 

 Seamen — 

 Oilers — 

 Wipers — 

 Cooks — 1 

 Messmen — 1 

 Radiomen — 

 Others — 1 (electrician) 

 Scientific staff — 6 

 Other— 

 Operating Parameters: 



Range {lineal miles of steaming) — 7,300 

 Calculated endurance {days) — 30 

 Performance {avg * days worked/year) — 



270 

 Speed: 



Cruising — 10.5 knots 

 Ftonfc— 13.25 knots 



Minimum possible {under steeragetvay) — 

 Poiver: 



Main engine rating: 

 Maximum BHP — 900 

 Contimmis BHP—^00 

 Manufacturer— GM 6-278A 

 Auxiliaries {number): 2 (1 GMC 4-71. 

 50 kw, AC - new, being installed) 

 Continuous BHP {each) — 147 

 Power supplied {each, max kw) — 100 



kw 

 Manufacturer— GM 3-268A 

 Boiler {capacity and manufacturer) — 25 

 lb. - unknown 

 Capacities: 

 Liquid {gal) : 



35 



