General Specifications

Design

• Builder: VT Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
• Launched: July 8, 2005
• Hull Number: R 225
• Call Sign: WTDF
• Length (LOA): 63.8 m (209 ft)
• Breadth: 15.0 m (49.2 ft)
• Depth to Main Deck: 8.65 m (28.4 ft)
• Draft (Centerboard retracted): 6.0 m (19.4 ft) Full load
• Draft (Centerboard extended): 9.05 m (29.7 ft)
• Full Load Displacement: 2,479 metric tons
• Lightship Displacement: 1,840 metric tons

Speed & Endurance

• Cruising Speed: 12 knots (14 knots maximum)
• Speed, Hydroacoustic Survey: 0 to 11 knots
• Range: 12,000 nmi
• Endurance: 40 days
• Endurance constraints: Food storage capacity, fuel capacity

Berthing Capacity

• Single Staterooms: 3
• Double Staterooms: 18
• Total Bunks: 39

Medical Facilities

• Medical Treatment Room.
• Emergency and first-aid equipment aboard, administered by designated vessel personnel.

Complement

• Commissioned Officers: 5
• Licensed Engineers: 4
• Crew: 15
• Scientists: 16 (Max)

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