General Specifications
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
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
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Updated: April 6, 2004