FERREL R 492 



LAUNCHED: April 1968 

 DELIVERED: May 1968 

 COMMISSIONED: June 1968 

 CALL LETTERS: WTEZ 



DESIGNER: Zigler Shipyards, Inc. 

 BUILDER: Zigler Shipyards, Inc. 



Jennings, La. 

 HOME PORT: Norfolk, Va. 



CRUISING SPEED: 9 knts. 

 POWER: 750 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 14,000 gal 

 ENDURANCE: 9 days 



HULL: Welded steel 

 DISPLACEMENT: 3 60 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 3 49 

 NET TONNAGE: 8 6 



LENGTH(LOA): 133 ft. (40.5 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 32.0 ft. (9.8 m) 

 DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 6.5 ft. (2.1m) 

 SISTER SHIP(S) : 



RANGE: 2,678 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 4 gal/hr 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Water 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The FERREL conducts coastal and estuarine oceanographic studies. 

 The ship normally operates off the U.S. Atlantic Coast and in the 

 Gulf of Mexico. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Double staterooms: 11 



Total bunks aboard: 22 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 General mess: 2 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first aid equipment aboard, administered by 

 trained vessel personnel. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 

 Wet oceanographic lab: 40 sq. ft. Electronic workshop: 500 sq. ft. 



COMPLEMENT 



Commissioned officers: 5 

 Crew: 9 



Scientists: 6 

 Licensed officers: 2 



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