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Built: 1978
Mid-Life: 1996
Length: 170'
Beam: 36'
Draft (max): 12'
Gross Tonnage: 297 tons
Displacement: 1,007 long tons
Crew: 12
Scientific berthing: 19(17+2)*
Main Engines: Two D398, 850 hp Caterpillar Models
Bow Thruster:LIPS Variable-Speed Electric Tunnel 200 kW
Propulsion: Two, controllable pitch
Water Capacity: 2,300 gal
Ship service generators: Two 230kW
Fuel consumption: 1,000 gal/day average
Speed, Cruising: 10 knots
Speed, Maximum: 12.3 knots
Speed, Minimum: variable to 0
Endurance: 40 days max (fuel)
Range: 9,600 miles (fuel)
Fuel capacity: 40,000 (planning)
Radio Call Sign: WKWB
Laboratory Space:1,265 sq ft
Main Deck Working Area: 1,730 sq ft
Freeboard: 3.5 ft
Sewage System: MSD
Holding Tanks:3,700 gal
Incinerator: None
Document/State I.D#:
CF1506XS
*Stateroom unless needed for lab space.  Ownership: University of California, San Diego
Navigational capabilities:
GPS Trimble Tansmon P-Code
GPS Trimble NT 300 DGPS
RADAR Furuno 3cm, 10cm
ADU GPS Ashtech Attitude-sensing System
Fathometer Furuno Furuno FCV 382 50/200 KHz
Doppler Speed Log – Ametek 300 KHz
Autopilot - Robertson
Gyro – Sperry MK 37(2)
ADF - SIMRAD Taiyo
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Telephone: (858) 534-2840
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