Design
- Builder: Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
- Delivered to MSC: 1988
- Transfered to NOAA: June 5, 2002
- Commissioned by NOAA: January 23, 2003
- Hull Number: R 335
- Call Letters: WTEE
- Home Port: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Length (LOA): 68.3 m (224 ft)
- Breadth (moulded): 13.1 m (43 ft.)
- Draft, Maximum: 4.6 m (15 ft.)
- Displacement: 2,301 tons
- Gross Tonnage: 1,935
- Net Tonnage: 580
Speed & Endurance
- Cruising Speed: 10.5 knots
- Range: 18,00 nmi
- Endurance: 40 days
- Endurance Constraint: Stability
Food Service Seating Capacity
- Mess Room: 26
Berthing Capacity
- Single Staterooms: 13
- Double Staterooms: 10
- Bunkhouse: 6 berths
- Total Bunks: 42
Medical Facilities
- Medical Treatment Room with one bunk
- Emergency and first-aid equipment aboard, administered by designated USPHS Medical Officer
Complement
- Commissioned Officers: 5
- USPHS Medical Officer: 1
- Licensed Engineers: 3
- Crew: 13
- Scientists: 20 (Max)
