General Specifications

Line Drawing by Bob Hitz   

Design

• Designer: W. C. Nickum & Sons
• Builder: J. Ray McDermott Co., Morgan City, LA
• Launched: July, 1963
• Delivered: November, 1963
• Commissioned: June, 1975
• Hull Number: R 443
• Call Letters: WTDF
• Home Port: Honolulu, Hawaii

• Length (LOA): 49.7 m (163 ft)
• Breadth (moulded): 10.1 m (33 ft.)
• Draft, Maximum: 3.9 m (12.7 ft.)
• Hull: Welded steel
• Displacement: 652 tons
• Gross Tonnage: 564
• Net Tonnage: 384

Speed & Endurance

• Cruising Speed: 9 knots
• Range: 8,160 nmi
• Endurance: 30 days
• Endurance Constraint: Fuel

Scientific Laboratory Facilities

• Wet lab: 390 sq. ft.
• Electronic lab: 120 sq. ft.
• Scientific Specimen Freezers: 200 sq. ft.
• Saltwater Bait Wells (Qty: 2): 4,800 gal. (each)

Food Service Seating Capacity

• General Mess: 20

Berthing Capacity

• Single Staterooms: 3
• Double Staterooms: 13
• Total Bunks: 29

Medical Facilities

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

Complement

• Commissioned Officers: 4
• Licensed Engineers: 3
• Crew: 10
• Scientists: 11 (Max)

Deck and Profile Drawings

• Inboard Profile (36k)
• Deck Plan Pilot House and Top of House (15k)
• Deck Plan Upper Deck (30k)
• Deck Plan Main Deck (39k)
• Deck Plan Lower Deck (44k)
• Deck Plan Hold Deck (21k)

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