General Specifications

Line Drawing by Bob Hitz    

Design

• Builder: Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
• Delivered to MSC: 1988
• Transfered to NOAA: June 5, 1992
• Commissioned by NOAA: January 23, 2003
• Hull Number: R 335
• Call Letters: WTEE
• Home Port: Honolulu, Hawaii

• Length (LOA): 68.3 m (224 ft)
• Breadth (moulded): 13.1 m (43 ft.)
• Draft, Maximum: 4.6 m (15 ft.)
• Displacement: 2,301 tons
• Gross Tonnage: 2,014
• Net Tonnage: 604

Speed & Endurance

• Cruising Speed: 10.5 knots
• Range: 5,500 nmi
• Endurance: 30 days
• Endurance Constraint: Stability

Food Service Seating Capacity

• Mess Room: 26

Berthing Capacity

• Single Staterooms: 13
• Double Staterooms: 10
• Bunkhouse: 6 berths
• Total Bunks: 39

Medical Facilities

• Medical Treatment Room with one bunk
• Emergency and first-aid equipment aboard, administered by designated USPHS Medical Officer

Complement

• Commissioned Officers: 4
• USPHS Medical Officer: 1
• Licensed Engineers: 3
• Crew: 13
• Scientists: 12 (Max)

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