Specifications
Registration number: RI-59A
IMO number: 7604300
Radio call letters: WCE 5063
Classifications
| ABS Level | A1 |
| AMS | Research Vessel |
| ISM Certified | Yes |
| USCG | Uninspected |
General Specifications
| Built | 1976 by Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI |
| Refit | Major mid-life refit in 1993 |
| Designer | John Gilbert Associates, third of the Oceanus class |
| Construction | Steel hull with aluminum superstructure |
| Length overall | 185' |
| Length at waterline | 165' (design) |
| Beam | 33' (molded) |
| Draft | 18' 6" aft, 12' 6" forward |
| Displacement Tonnage | 756 long tons (at design draft) |
| Gross Tonnage | 298 register tons |
| Net Tonnage | 203 tons |
| Cruising Speed | 10 knots |
| Max Speed | 14 knots |
| Fuel capacity | 56,100 gallons |
| Ballast capacity | 230.5 long tons |
| Potable Water Storage | 8,200 gallons |
| Potable Water Evaporator | 2,400 gallons/day |
| Potable Water Reverse Osmosis | 1,200 gallons/day |
| Range | 8,000 nautical miles at 12 knots |
| Endurance | 30 days |
| Compliment | 12 crew, 13 scientists, 2 Marine Technicians -or-
12 crew, 14 scientists, 1 Marine Technician |
Propulsion
| Main Engine | GM-EMD diesel engine: 16-645-E5, 3,050 shaft HP at 900 RPM (max.) |
| Reduction gear | Non-reversing, 3.75 to 1 ratio |
| Prop | Single screw with controllable pitch |
| Steering | Kort steering nozzle |
| Bow Thruster | J. Samuel White Waterjet, 320 HP, DC variable speed, variable direction |
Electrical
| Main Generators | 2 Caterpillar 300 kW, 460V, 3 phase, 60Hz |
| Secondary Generator | Caterpillar 175 kW, 460V, 3 phase, 60 Hz |
| Emergency Generator | John Deere 40 kW |