General Information

Design

• Builder: Tacoma Boat Building Company, Tacoma, WA
• Launched: 1984
• Transferred to USCG: 1998
• Transferred to NOAA: 2001
• Hull Number: R 334
• Call Letters: WTEY
• Home Port: Honolulu, HI

• Length (LOA): 68.3 m (224 ft)
• Breadth: 13.1 m (43 ft)
• Displacement: 2,285 long tons

Speed & Endurance

• Cruising Speed: 11 knots
• Range: 8,000 nmi
• Endurance: 50 days

Complement

• Commissioned Officers: 6
• Licensed Engineers: 3
• Crew: 15
• Scientists: 22 (Max)

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