WHITING S 329 



LAUNCHED: November 1962 

 DELIVERED: July 1963 

 COMMISSIONED: July 1963 

 CALL LETTERS: WTEW 



HULL: Welded steel/ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 9 07 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 69 6 

 NET TONNAGE: 151 



DESIGNER: Maritime Administration 

 BUILDER: Marietta Mfg. Co. 



Pt. Pleasant, W.Va. 

 HOME PORT: Norfolk, Va. 



LENGTH(LOA): 163 ft. (49.7 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 33 ft, (10.1 m) 

 DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 11.2 ft. (3.4 m) 

 12.2 ft. with IDSSS dome 

 SISTER SHIP(S) : PEIRCE 



CRUISING SPEED: 12 knts. 

 POWER: 1,600 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 4 3,500 gal. 

 ENDURANCE: 20 days 



RANGE: 5,7 00 n.mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 80 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Fuel 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The WHITING is designed and outfitted for hydrographic surveys 

 involving nautical charting. Scientific equipment aboard supports 

 and is related to survey operations. The ship normally operates off 

 the U.S. Altantic coast, Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S. Caribbean 

 Island territorial waters. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 3 

 Double staterooms: 8 

 Four bunk rooms: 5 

 Total bunks aboard: 39 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 Wardroom: 8 

 Crew's mess: 22 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first aid equipment, administered by trained vessel 

 personnel. WHITING subscibes to the Medical Advisory Service (MAS). 

 During an emergency situation, MAS personnel are contacted via radio. 



COMPLEMENT 



Commissioned officers: 8 

 Crew: 25 



Scientists: 2 

 Licensed officers; 



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