Design
- Length: 224 ft.
- Breadth: 43 ft.
- Draft: 15 ft.
- Displacement: 2301 tons
- Cruising Speed: 10.5 knots
- Range: 8000 nm
- Endurance: 30 days
- Commissioned Officers: 4
- Licensed Engineers: 3
- Crew: 17
- Scientists: 14/15 (max, 14 when we go International due to addition of PHS Officer)
- Hull Number: R-330
- Call Letters: WTEJ
- Builder: Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, WA
- Delivered to Military Sealift Command: December 1982
- Transferred to NOAA: November, 2002
- Commissioned: May 20, 2003
Speed & Endurance
- Cruising Speed: 11 knots
- Range: 8,000 nmi
- Endurance: 45 days
- Endurance Constraint: Stability
Scientific Refrigerators And Freezers
- Wet Lab Freezer-80 °F
- Property of SWFSC. The ship has a MOU with the lab. It is currently kept aboard ship in the wet lab and is available for scientific use.
- Volume: 32 cu. ft.
- Oceo lab refrigerator
- Manufacturer: RSP Ind.
- Volume: 4 cu. ft.
- Dry Lab Freezer-10 °F
- Manufacturer: Whirlpool
- Volume: 21.7 cu. ft.
Berthing
- Single staterooms: 18
- Double staterooms: 8
- Quadruple staterooms: 1
- Total bunks: 38
Food Service Seating Capacity
- Crew's mess: 16
Medical Facilities
- Emergency and first-aid equipment, administered by trained vessel personnel.
Complement
- Commissioned officers: 5
- Licensed engineers: 4
- Crew: 13
- Scientists: Up to 15
