MT. MITCHELL S 2 22 



LAUNCHED: November 1966 

 DELIVERED: October 1967 

 COMMISSIONED: March 19 68 

 CALL LETTERS: WTEG 



HULL: Welded steel/ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 1,800 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 1,591 

 NET TONNAGE: 578 



DESIGNER: Maritime Administration LENGTH ( LOA) : 231 ft. (70,4 m) 



BUILDER: Aerojet-General Shipyards BREADTH (moulded) : 42 ft. (12.8 m) 



Jacksonville, Fla. DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 14.3 ft. (4.2 m) 



HOME PORT: Norfolk, Va. SISTER SHIP(S): FAIRWEATHER, RAINIER 



CRUISING SPEED: 11 knts. 

 POWER: 2,400 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 111,000 gal. 

 ENDURANCE: 22 days 



RANGE: 5,898 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 110 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The MT. MITCHELL is designed and outfitted for hydrographic 

 surveys involving nautical charting. Scientific equipment aboard 

 supports swath survey operations in depths ranging from 1,000 meters 

 and deeper. The ship normally operates off the U.S. Atlantic coast. 

 Gulf coast, and in the Caribbean Island Territorial waters. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 5 

 Double staterooms: 18 

 Four bunk rooms: 9 

 Total bunks aboard: 7 7 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 



General mess: 16 



Wardroom: 16 



Ship's officers mess: 11 



Technician's mess: 12 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 

 Complete sickbay with one bunk, one medical technician. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 



Dry oceanographic lab: 240 sq. ft. 



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