NAVIGATION 



Radar Gyrocompass 



Loran Precision positioning equipment 



SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT 



CTD system (shallow water) XBT system 

 Shipboard Environmental 

 Acquisition System (SEAS) 



DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM 



The National Ocean Survey's Hydroplot system, a shipboard 

 computer system, is dedicated to the real time acquisition and 

 processing of hydrographic data. Identical Hydroplot systems are 

 also installed in two 29 ft. survey launches aboard ship. The 

 Hydroplot system uses a PDP 8/E computer with a 24 K memory 

 to generate a real-time position corrected plot of sounding data, 

 steering commands to the helmsman and a punched paper tape for 

 shore based processing. 



LAUNCHES AND SMALL BOATS 



UTILITY/RESCUE BOATS 



Hull Type: Fiberglass whaleboat Quantity: 2 

 Manufacturer: Triumph Storecrafters Length: 2 6 ft. 

 Propulsion Diesel 



Hull Type: Fiberglass open boat Quantity: 2 

 Manufacturer: Boston Whaler Length: 16 ft. 

 Propulsion: Gasoline outboards 



Hull Type: Aluminum open boat Quantity: 2 

 Manufaturer: Monark Length: 17 ft. 



Propulsion: Gasoline outboards 



SURVEY LAUNCHES 



Hull Type: Type I aluminum Quantity: 4 

 Manufacturer: The Boatyard (Jensen) Length: 29 ft. 

 Propulsion: Diesel 



SPECIAL FEATURES 

 Power isolation protection for scientific equipment, 



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