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General Specifications

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Design

Builder: VT Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
Launched: October 17th, 2003
Commissioned: May 28th, 2005
Hull Number: R 224
Call Sign: WTEP
Home Port: Kodiak, AK

Length (LOA): 63.8 m (209 ft)
Breadth: 15.0 m (49.2 ft)
Depth to Main Deck: 8.65 m (28.4 ft)
Draft (Centerboard retracted): 6.0 m (19.4 ft) Full load
Draft (Centerboard extended): 9.05 m (29.7 ft)
Full Load Displacement: 2,479 metric tons
Lightship Displacement: 1,840 metric tons

Speed & Endurance

Cruising Speed: 12 knots (14 knots maximum)
Speed, Hydroacoustic Survey: 0 to 11 knots
Range: 12,000 nmi
Endurance: 40 days
Endurance constraints: Food storage capacity, fuel capacity

Berthing Capacity

Single Staterooms: 3
Double Staterooms: 18
Total Bunks: 39

Medical Facilities

Medical Treatment Room.
Emergency and first-aid equipment aboard, administered by designated vessel personnel.

Complement

Commissioned Officers: 5
Licensed Engineers: 4
Crew: 15
Scientists: 15 (Max)

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