OCEANOGRAPHER 



R 101 



LAUNCHED: April 1964 

 DELIVERED: April 19 66 

 COMMISSIONED: July 1966 

 CALL LETTERS: WTEP 



HULL: Welded steel/ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 4,033 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 3,7 01 

 NET TONNAGE: 1,095 



DESIGNER: Maritime Administration LENGTH (LOA) : 303 ft. (92.4 m) 



BUILDER: Aerojet-General Shipyards BREADTH (moulded) : 52 ft. (15.8 m) 



Jacksonville, Fla. DRAFT , MAXIMUM : 19.8 ft. (6.0 m) 



HOME PORT: Seattle, Wash. SISTER SHIP(S) : DISCOVERER 



CRUISING SPEED: 11 knts. 

 POWER: 5,000 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 319,000 gal, 

 ENDURANCE: 31 days 



RANGE: 9,211 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 24 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The OCEANOGRAPHER conducts worldwide oceanographic research. 

 The ship normally operates in the Pacific Ocean and its adjoining 

 seas. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 21 

 Double staterooms: 46 

 Total bunks: 113 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 Captain's cabin: 6 

 Wardroom: 27 



Ship's officer's mess: 14 

 Technician's mess: 18 

 Crew's mess: 24 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 

 Complete sickbay with five bunks, one medical technician. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 



Chemistry lab: 138 sq. ft. Gravity lab: 17 6 sq. ft. 

 Dry oceanographic lab: 1,800 sq. ft . Photographic lab: 194 sq. ft. 

 Wet oceanographic lab: 106 sq. ft. CTD lab: 282 sq. ft. 

 Meteorological lab: 182 sq. ft. 



