DAVIDSON S 331 



LAUNCHED: May 1966 

 DELIVERED: February 19 67 

 COMMISSIONED: March 1967 

 CALL LETTERS: WTEK 



DESIGNER: Maritime Administration 

 BUILDER: Norfolk Shipbuilding and 



Drydock, Norfolk, Va. 

 HOME PORT: Seattle, Wash. 



CRUISING SPEED: 10 knts 

 POWER: 1,600 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 63,000 gal. 

 ENDURANCE: 2 3 days 



HULL: Welded steel/ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 995 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 8 54 

 NET TONNAGE: 2 07 



LENGTH (LOA): 175 ft. (53.3 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 38 ft. (11.6 m) 

 DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 14.0 ft. (4.3 m) 

 SISTER SHIP(S) : McARTHUR 



RANGE: 5,7 88 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 8 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The DAVIDSON 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. Pacific coast and in Alaskan waters. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 2 

 Double staterooms: 2 

 Total bunks aboard: 42 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 Wardroom mess: 10 

 Crew's mess: 2 4 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first aid equipment, administered by designated 

 vessel personnel. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 

 Dry oceanographic lab: 2 50 sq. ft. 



COMPLEMENT 



Commissioned officers: 7 

 Crew: 29 



Scientists: 2 

 Licensed officers: 3 



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