HECK S 591 



LAUNCHED: August 19 66 

 DELIVERED: December 19 66 

 COMMISSIONED: March 1967 

 CALL LETTERS: WTEY 



HULL: Welded steel 

 DISPLACEMENT: 2 20 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 150 

 NET TONNAGE: 4 2 



DESIGNER: Maritime Administration 

 BUILDER: Jakobson Shipyard 



Oyster Bay, New York. 

 HOME PORT: Norfolk, Va. 



LENGTH ( LOA ) : 90 ft. (27.4 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 22.0 ft. (6.7 m) 

 DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 7.2 ft. (2.2 m) 

 SISTER SHIP(S): RUDE 



CRUISING SPEED: 9 knts. 

 POWER: 800 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 3,900 gal, 

 ENDURANCE: 3 days 



RANGE: 770 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 41 gal./hr, 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Fuel 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The HECK conducts wire drag and hydrographic operations off 

 the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Double staterooms: 4 



Triple staterooms: 1 



Total bunks aboard: 11 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 General mess: 8 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first aid equipment aboard, administered by 

 designated vessel personnel. 



SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY FACILITIES 



COMPLEMENT 



Commissioned officers: 4 

 Crew: 7 



Scientists: 

 Licensed officers; 



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