APPENDIX B 

 GEAR SPECIFICATIONS (cont'd) 



VALKYRIE 



PATTON 



Trawl 

 Cod ends 



Cover 

 (when used) 



Headrope 



Footrope 

 (sweeps) 



Floats 



Chafing gear 



Doors 



Backstraps 



Bridle wires 

 (legs) 



Trawl warp 

 Ground cables 



- 114 mm (4.5 inches) average mesh size; 3-mm poly- 

 propylene twine. 



- Type 1: 107 mm average mesh size; 80 meshes around 



x 50 deep; #102 braided nylon twine; machine- 

 made. 



- Type 2: 131 mm average mesh size; 80 meshes around 



x 35 deep; #102 braided nylon twine; handmade. 



- 45 mm average mesh size; 270 meshes around x 150 deep; 

 polypropylene. 



- 23.2 m (76 ft) of 1-inch combination rope. 



- 29.3 m (96 ft) of 5/8-inch chain with heavy rollers 

 and bobbins wing-to-wing. 



45 (8-inch aluminum) 



24 on wings, 14 on belly 

 (galvanized). 



- Mat of polyethylene strands covering aft half (and 

 underside only) of cod end and cover. 



- Slotted semi -oval steel doors (made in Portugal). 



3.1 m (10 ft) long x 2.1 m 2.7 m (8.8 ft) long x 1.4 m 

 (7 ft) wide; 650 kg. (4.7 ft) wide; 500 kg. 



- Two 2.4-m (8-ft) lengths of 5/8-inch chain. 



9.1 m (30 ft). Top of 

 5/8-inch wire; bottom of 

 7/8- inch wire. 



1-inch wire. 



5.2 m (17 ft) of 

 7/8-inch wire. 



Top 9.1 m (30 ft) of 

 1/2- inch wire; bottom 

 9.4 m (31 ft) of 3/4-inch 

 wire. 



7/8-inch wire. 



4.3 m (14 ft) of 

 3/4-inch wire. 



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