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Fig. 14. ALBATROSS UI, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



Fig. 15. MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV, buUt for oceanographic research by the U.S.S.R, 

 and operated by their Academy of Sciences. She was commissioned in 1957 and 

 has already completed her first research cruise in the North Atlantic. She has 16 

 scientific laboratories and single- and double -berthed cabins for 62 crew and 69 

 scientists. Scientific equipment includes; deepwater anchor winch with 15,000 m 

 of cable; eight hydrological winches with 10,000 m of cable; two sonic depth 

 recorders of 5,000 m and 10,000 m, respectively; helicopter platform; radio; and 

 balloon equipment. Her nnajor characteristics are: 



Displacement 5,960 tons 



Length 102.6 meters 



Width 14.4 meters 



Draft 6 meters 



Average speed 13 knots 



Cruising time 35 days 



