General Specifications

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Line Drawing by Bob Hitz    

Design

• Designer: George C. Sharp, Inc.
• Builder: South Portland Engineering, S. Portland, ME
• Launched: December 1967
• Delivered: October 1968
• Commissioned: March 12, 1975
• Repairs To Extend: 1996
• Hull Number: R 445
• Call Letters: KNBD
• Home Port: Woods Hole, MA

• Length (LOA): 155 ft. (47.2 m)
• Breadth (moulded): 30 ft. (9.1 m)
• Draft, Maximum: 16.6 ft (5.1 m)
• Hull: Welded steel
• Displacement: 897 tons
• Gross Tonnage: 610 tons
• Net Tonnage: 183 tons

Speed & Endurance

• Cruising Speed: 10 knots
• Range: 5,318 nmi
• Endurance: 24 days
• Endurance Constraint: Food

Scientific Laboratory Facilities

• Wet lab: 264 sq. ft.
• Dry/Chemistry lab: 230 sq. ft.
• Protected work area: 172 sq. ft.
• Scientific Freezer: Forward Main Deck, Walk-in, 201 cu. ft.

Food Service Seating

• General mess: 16

Berthing

• Single staterooms: 2
• Double staterooms: 11
• Four bunk rooms: 2
• Total bunks: 32

Medical Facilities

• Emergency and first-aid equipment aboard, administered by an EMT.

Complement

• Licensed Master: 1 (rotating)
• Chief Mate: 1
• Commisioned Officers: 3
• Licensed Engineers: 3
• Crew: 10 (including ET)
• Scientists: 14 (Max)

Deck Drawings

• Inboard Profile (47k)
• Bridge and Flying Bridge (33k)
• Main Deck (37k)
• 2nd Deck (37k)
• Hold (28k)