DISCOVERER 



R 102 



LAUNCHED: October 19 64 

 DELIVERED: December 1964 

 COMMISSIONED: April 1967 

 CALL LETTERS: WTEA 



HULL: Welded steel/ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 4,033 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 3,7 01 

 NET TONNAGE: 1,09 5 



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) : OCEANOGRAPHER 



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: 240 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The DISCOVERER conducts worldwide oceanographic research. 

 The ship normally operates in the Pacific Ocean and its adjoining 

 seas. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 

 Double staterooms: 

 Total bunks: 113 



21 

 46 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 Captain's cabin: 6 

 Wardroom: 27 



Ship's officer's mess: 14 

 Technician's mess: 16 

 Crew's mess: 2 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 

 Complete sickbay with four bunks, one medical technician. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 



Meteorological lab: 160 sq. ft. Gravity lab: 176 sq. ft. 



Dry oceanographic lab: 1,800 sq. ft . Photographic lab: 165 sq. ft, 



Wet oceanographic lab: 156 sq. ft. 



