DELAWARE II R 445 



LAUNCHED: December 1967 

 DELIVERED: October 1968 



CALL LETTERS: KNBD 



DESIGNER: George C. Sharp, Inc. 

 BUILDER: South Portland 



Engineering, S.Portland, Maine 

 HOME PORT: Woods Hole, Mass. 



CRUISING SPEED: 11 knts. 

 POWER: 1,230 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 41,900 gal. 

 ENDURANCE: 24 days 



HULL: Welded steel 

 DISPLACEMENT: 7 58 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 483 

 NET TONNAGE: 231 



LENGTH(LOA): 155 ft. (47.2 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 30 ft. (9.2 m) 

 DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 14.7 ft. (4.5 m) 



RANGE: 5,318 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 52 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Stability 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The DELAWARE II conducts fishery and living marine resource 

 research. The ship normally operates off the U.S. Atlantic Coast, 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 2 

 Double staterooms: 8 

 Four bunk rooms: 2 

 Total bunks aboard: 26 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 General mess: 15 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first-aid equipment aboard, administered by 

 designated vessel personnel. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 

 Oceanographic labs (two) : 650 sq. ft. 



COMPLEMENT 



Licensed officers: 6 

 Crew: 9 



Scientists: 9 



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