NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER

Deck Equipment

Cranes
  • Main Deck Crane
    • Manufacturer: Goodcrane
    • Type: Knuckle boom
    • Boom Length: 40 ft.
    • Lifting Capacity: 10,000 lbs. at maximum reach
    		 Main Deck Crane extended Main Deck Crane
  • Aft 01 Deck Crane
    • Type: North American Crane
    • Maximun Length: 35 ft
    • Lifting Capacity: 2,325 lbs
    		 Aft 01 Crane Aft 01 Crane lifting
  • A-Frame
    • A-Frame - (2006 Field Season)
    • Location: Stern
    • Type: Appleton Marine, Inc., Moveable
    • Clearance over the stern: 12.3ft
    • Horizontal Clearance: 14ft
    • Clear width at deck: 13ft
    • Max Load at low sea state: 25,000 lbs
    • Max Load at high sea state: 18,750 lbs
    		A-Frame and rov A-frame
  • J-Frame
    • Quantity: 1
    • Type: Electrohydraulic
    • Clearance over side: 6 ft.
    • Vertical clearance: 13.9 ft
    • Lifting Capacity: 5,000 lbs.
    		 J-Frame with CTD J-Frame

    Winches
  • Oceanograpnic Winch
    • Maximum Pull: 6,000 lbs
    • Cable: 900 meters of 0.322 inch
    DT Winch
  • EM Winch
    • Type: Markey Dash 5
    • Cable: 5,000 meters of 0.322 inch conducting cable
    EM Winch

    Ground Tackle
  • Bow Anchor
    • Quantity: 2 (port and starboard)
    • Type: Stockless
    • Weight (each): 2,000 lbs
    • Anchor chain: 6" links, port side 6 shots, starboard side 7 shots
    		NF Bow anchors Stbd anchor and Meatball
  • Windlass
    • Type: Fritz Culver FCWH-6
    • Wildcat line pull: 24,000 lbs
    • Gypsy line pull: 21,000 lbs
    Anchor windlass fwd view

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    Updated: April 7, 2008