ALBATROSS IV R 342 



LAUNCHED: April 19 62 

 DELIVERED: November 19 62 

 DEDICATED: MAY 19 63 

 CALL LETTERS: WMVF 



HULL: Welded steel/ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 1,089 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 1,115 

 NET TONNAGE: 413 



DESIGNER: Dwight S. Simpson Assoc. LENGTH(LOA): 187 ft, (57.0 m) 



BUILDER: Southern Shipbuilding BREADTH (moulded) : 33 ft. (10.0 m) 



Slidell, La. DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 16.2 ft. (4.9 m) 

 HOME PORT: Woods Hole, Mass. 



CRUISING SPEED: 10 knts 

 POWER: 1,13 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 4 4,7 00 gal, 

 ENDURANCE: 16 days 



RANGE: 3,93 3 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 50 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The ALBATROSS IV conducts fishery and living marine resource 

 research. The ship normaly operates off the U.S. Northeast Atlantic 

 coast. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 7 

 Double staterooms: 10 

 Three bunk rooms: 4 

 Total bunks aboard: 3 9 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 Ship's officer's mess: 14 

 Crew's mess: 8 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first aid equipment aboard, administered by 

 designated vessel personnel. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 



Photographic/Oceanographic/Chemistry lab: 110 sq. ft. 

 Scientific Study lab: 100 sq. ft. Plankton lab: 110 sq. ft. 

 Biological lab: 300 sq. ft. Electronics lab: 180 sq. ft, 



COMPLEMENT 



Commissioned officers: 4 

 Crew: 19 



Scientists: 16 

 Licensed officers; 



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