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R/V Robert Gordon Sproul
Built: 1981
Length: 125'LOA, 116' LWL
Beam: 32'
Draft (max): 9'6'
Gross Tonnage: 84 tons
Displacement: 696 full load
Crew: 5
Scientific berthing: 12
Main Engines: 2 Detroit Diesel 12V-149,675 hp
Bow Thruster: White-Gill trainable Hydraulically operated 155 hp
Generators: Two, 75kW
Water Capacity: 7,800 gals.
Open deck space: 1,854 sq ft
Holding tank: None
Incinerator: None

Propellers: Two, fixed pitch
Speed, Cruising: 9 knots
Speed, Maximum: 10.5 knots
Speed, Minimum: 2 knots
Endurance: 14 days full spd (fuel)
Range: 4,300nm at 9 knots (fuel)
Fuel capacity: 25,000 gal
Fuel consumption: 1,350 gal/day full spd 850 gal/day average
Radio Call Sign: WSQ2674
Laboratory, Wet: 130 sq ft
Laboratory, Dry: 220 sq ft
Laboratory, Portable: 130 sq ft
Sewage System: MDF
Document/State ID: CF2166XS

Ownership: University of California, San Diego
Navigational capabilities:
GPS Trimble Tansmon P-Code
GPs Trimble NT 300 DGPS
RADAR Furuno 3cm (2)
ADU GPs Ashtech Attitude-sensing System

Autopilot - Robertson
Fathometer – Furuno FCV 382 50/200 kHz
Gyro – Sperry SR-130
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