DAVID STARR JORDAN R 444 



LAUNCHED: December 1964 

 DELIVERED: October 19 65 

 DEDICATED: January 1966 

 CALL LETTERS: WTDK 



HULL: Welded steel 

 DISPLACEMENT: 993 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 87 3 

 NET TONNAGE: 2 62 



DESIGNER: Harco Engineering 

 BUILDER: Christy Corporation 



Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 

 HOME PORT: San Diego, Calif. 



CRUISING SPEED: 10 knts. 

 POWER: 1068 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 54,000 gal. 

 ENDURANCE: 31 days 



LENGTH ( LOA) : 171 ft. (52.1 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 36.6 ft. (11.2 

 DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 12.5 ft. (3.8 m) 



RANGE: 8,3 35 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 4 6 gal,/hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



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OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The DAVID STARR JORDAN conducts fishery and living marine 

 resource research. The ship normally operates off the U.S. Pacific 

 Coast and the Pacific coasts of Central and South America. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 4 

 Double staterooms: 15 

 Total bunks aboard: 34 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 General mess: 30 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first aid equipment aboard, administered by 

 designated vessel personnel. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 



Scientific Info Center: 200 sq. ft. Constant Temperature room: 

 Chemical oceanography lab: 370 sq. ft. 

 Physical oceanography lab: 210 sq. ft. 

 Biological oceanography lab: 53 sq. ft. 



76 sq.ft 



COMPLEMENT 



Commissioned officers: 2 

 Crew: 12 



Scientists: 13 

 Licensed officers; 



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