SURVEYOR S 13 2 



LAUNCHED: April 1959 

 DELIVERED: April 1960 

 COMMISSIONED: April 1960 

 CALL LETTERS: WTES 



DESIGNER: Maritime Administration 

 BUILDER: National Steel and 



Shipbuilding, San Diego, Ca. 

 HOME PORT: Seattle, Wash. 



CRUISING SPEED: 12.0 knts . 

 POWER: 3,200 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 241,000 gal. 

 ENDURANCE: 28 days 



HULL: Welded steel/ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 3,44 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 2,653 

 NET TONNAGE: 682 



LENGTH(LOA): 292.2 ft. (89.0 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 46 ft. (14.0 m) 

 DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 19.5 ft. (5.9 m) 



RANGE: 8,033 n. mi. 

 FUEL TYPE: NSFO or Bunker C 

 FUEL CONSUMPTION: 18 gal./hr. 

 ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The SURVEYOR conducts worldwide oceanographic research and is 

 capabable of conducting hydrographic surveys for nautical charting. 

 The ship normally operates in Pacific and Alaskan waters. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 15 

 Double staterooms: 21 

 Four bunk rooms: 16 

 Total bunks aboard: 121 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 Captain's cabin: 4 

 Wardroom: 24 



Ship's officer's mess: 11 

 Crew's mess: 52 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 

 Complete sickbay with four bunks, one trained medical technician, 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 



Wet oceanographic lab: 120 sq. ft. Gravity lab: 60 sq. ft. 



Dry oceanographic lab: 105 sq. ft. Photographic lab: 102 sq. ft. 



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