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The Shenehon - Research Vessel

Vessel -- SHENEHON
Home Port -- Muskegon, Michigan
Institution -- Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Lake Michigan Field Station
Address -- 1431 Beach St.
Muskegon, MI 49441
Contacts -- Dennis Donahue (Mgr.)
TEL: 231 759 5173 / 231 759 2314
FAX: 231 759-2414
CELL: 231 750-6399
EMAIL: Dennis.Donahue@noaa.gov

Length (ft.) -- 65.5
Beam (ft.) -- 17
Draft (ft.) -- 6
Date Constructed -- 1952
Speed (knots) -- 10

Hull type -- steel
Displacement (tons) -- 75

Crew Size (including Captain) -- 2
Science officer in crew? -- N

Crew provides shipboard
science support ? -- Y

Number of scientists vessel
can accommodate -- 3

Vessel Field Season
From March to December

Number of Operational Days
in Calendar Year 2001 -- 110

Cruise schedule finalized in -- March

Vessel time made available to
outside researchers -- Y ( %)

Time made available on:
a) charter/contract basis? -- Y
Fee charged? ($US per day) --
b) "payment in kind" basis
for example, time on
another vessel? -- Y

"Piggyback" sampling by outside
researchers permitted when
possible? -- Y

Navigation and Communications
Radar -- Raytheon R1210 10 kw
Loran/ GPS -- Raytheon Loran C,
398 GPS/LORAN,
Raytheon V850/GPS
Radio -- 55 channel radiotelephone, 2-channel NOAA radio
Depth Sounders -- depth sounder and recorder
Other -- gyrocompass, Sperry autopilot, Ray 430 loud hailer,
Electronic chart system

Lift Capacity and Water/Sediment
Sampling Equipment

Winches/Cranes -- BT winch 1050 ft cable, oceanographic winch, 2500 ft cable, articulated crane, 1630 lb, 21 ft; 7100 lb, 5.6 ft.; stern winch / rosette, 4000 lb
trawl winch
CTD's / BT's -- BT, CTD
Niskin Bottles -- 5, 10, 30 liter; rosette
Corers -- gravity, piston, box
Grabs -- Shipek, Ponar
Other -- Rosette sampler

Lab Space (sq. ft.) -- 110

Lab Equipment
Electrical Power -- 120 VAC
Water Supplies-- fresh water, lake water
Refrigerators / Freezers -- Y
Incubators / Water Baths -- N
Vacuum Pumps / Filtration -- Y
pH meters -- N
D.O. meters -- N
Conductivity -- N
Other --

Fish and Plankton Sampling Gear
Trawl Net(s) -- Y
Plankton Nets -- Y
Other --

Meteorological Equipment
Wind Speed/Direction -- Y
Temperature -- Y
Barometer -- Y

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