General Specifications

Design

• Designer: Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
• Builder: Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
• Delivered to MSC: January 10, 1992
• Transferred to NOAA: March 3, 2003
• Commissioned: July 8, 2003
• Hull Number: S222
• Call Letters: WTEA
• Home Port: Norfolk, Virginia

• Length (LOA): 208 ft. (63.4 m)
• Breadth (moulded): 45 ft. (13.7 m)
• Draft, Maximum: 14 ft. (4.3 m)
• Hull: Welded Steel
• Loaded Displacement: 2,000 tons
• Gross Tonnage: 1,466 tons
• Net Tonnage: 966 tons

Speed & Endurance

• Cruising Speed: 12 knots
• Range: 19,200 nmi
• Endurance: 45 days
• Endurance Constraint: Food

Scientific Laboratory Facilities

• Lab Space: (approx.) 700 sq. ft.

Food Service Seating

• General Mess: 22

Berthing

• Single Person Staterooms: 8
• Two Person Staterooms: 14
• Total Berths: 36

Medical Facilities

• Emergency and first aid equipment aboard, administered by trained vessel personnel.

Complement

• Commissioned officers: 8
• Licensed engineers: 4
• Crew: 21
• Scientists: Up to 3

Deck Drawings

• Deck Plan: Main & Lower Deck (100k)