MALCOLM BALDRIGE R 103 



LAUNCHED: October 19 68 

 DELIVERED: June 1970 

 COMMISSIONED: October 1970 

 CALL LETTERS: WTER 



HULL: Welded steel/ ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 2,963 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 2,8 02 

 NET TONNAGE: 94 6 



DESIGNER: Maritime Administration LENGTH(LOA): 278.3 ft. (84.8 m) 



BUILDER: American Shipbuilding BREADTH (moulded) : 51 ft. (15.5 m) 



Toledo, Ohio DRAFT, MAX I MUM: 18.3 ft. (5.6 m) 

 HOME PORT: Miami, Fla. 



CRUISING SPEED: 13.0 knts. 

 POWER: 3,2 00 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 203,000 gal 

 ENDURANCE: 3 6 days 



RANGE: 11,245 n.mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 176 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



RENAMED: March 1988, previously NOAA Ship RESEARCHER. 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The MALCOLM BALDRIGE conducts worldwide oceanographic research, 

 The ship normally operates in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjoining 

 seas. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms; 

 Double staterooms; 

 Total bunks: 83 



11 

 36 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 Captain's cabin: 8 

 Wardroom: 2 2 



Ship's officer's mess: 10 

 Technician's mess: 14 

 Crew's mess: 14 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 

 Complete sickbay with four bunks, one medical technician, 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 



Wet oceanographic lab: 140 sq. ft. Gravity lab: 174 sq. ft. 



Dry oceanographic lab: 1,598 sq. ft . Photographic lab: 100 sq. ft, 



