Main Deck Crane

• Manufacturer: Goodcrane
• Type: Knuckle boom
• Boom Length: 40 ft.
• Lifting Capacity: 10,000 lbs. at maximum reach

Aft O1 Deck K-Boom Crane

• Type: North American Crane
• Maximun Length: 35 ft
• Lifting Capacity: 2,325 lbs

A-Frame

• 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

J-Frame

• Location: Port Side of Main Deck
• Type: Electrohydraulic
• Clearance over side: 6 ft.
• Vertical clearance: 13.9 ft
• Lifting Capacity: 5,000 lbs.

DT Winch

• Cable: 900 meters of 0.322 inch
• Maximum Pull: 3,000 lbs

EM Oceanographic Winch

• Type: Markey COM 15V
• Cable: 5,000 meters of 0.322 inch conducting electro-mechanical cable

Almon-Johnson Winch

• Type: Series 505 Hydrographic
• Cable: 6,000 meters of ¼ wire rope or 6,000 meters of .322 inch electro-mechanical cable
• Maximum Pull: 5,000 lbs

Portable Stern Capstan

• Type: Schoellhorn-Albrecht 7.5 HP Electric
• Speed: 40 feet per minute line speed
• Running Pull: 5,500 lbs
• Static (Bollard) Pull: 35,000 lbs

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

Anchor Windlass

• Type: Fritz Culver FCWH-6
• Wildcat line pull: 24,000 lbs
• Gypsy line pull: 21,000 lbs

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