JOHN N. COBB R 552 



LAUNCHED: January 1950 

 DELIVERED: February 19 50 

 DEDICATED: February 19 50 

 CALL LETTERS: WMVC 



DESIGNER: W.C. Nickum and Sons 

 BUILDER: Western Boatbuilding Co. 



Tacoma , Wa . 

 HOME PORT: Seattle, Wash. 



CRUISING SPEED: 9 knts. 

 POWER: 325 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 8,2 00 gal. 

 ENDURANCE: 13 days 



HULL: Wood 

 DISPLACEMENT: 

 GROSS TONNAGE; 

 NET TONNAGE: 



250 tons 

 185 

 78 



LENGTH(LOA): 93 ft. (28.3 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 2 6.0 ft. (7.9 m) 

 DRAFT , MAXIMUM : 11.0 ft. (3.3 m) 



RANGE: 3,505 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 2 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Fuel 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The JOHN N. COBB conducts fishery and living marine resource 

 research. The ship normally operates in Southeast Alaska and in 

 U.S. Pacific coastal waters. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Double staterooms: 4 



Forecastle bunks: 5 



Total bunks aboard: 13 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 General mess: 8 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first aid equipment aboard, administered by 

 trained vessel personnel. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 

 General lab: 150 sq. ft. 



Crew: 4 



Licensed officers: 4 



COMPLEMENT 



Scientists: 4 



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