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R/V Melville Data

R/V Melville

00	Main vessel activity
	Oceanography
01	Institution and vessel
	11 Ocean area where vessel operates: Pacific, Northeast; Atlantic, Northwest; Pacific, Eastern Central
	12 Vessel's flag: USA
	13 Owner: U.S. Navy
	14 Operator: Contact: Mrs. Rose Dufour Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) La Jolla, CA 92093-0210 USA Telephone No.: 619 534-2841 Telex No: Cable address: Telefax No.: 619 535-1817 Email: shipsked@ucsd.edu http://sio.ucsd.edu/
	15 Vessel's name: Melville NODC Code: 318M Call Sign:
	16 Yard where built:
	17 Year built: 69
	18 Institution planning cruise program:
02	Main dimensions		04	Range, speed and endurance
	11 Length OA: 85.04m			11 Range: 12000n. mi.
	12 Length BP:			12 Cruising speed: 12.0kts .
	13 Breadth: 14.02m			13 Max. speed: 14.0kts.
	14 Freeboard to working deck: 0.0m			14 Endurance: 41 days
	15 Max. draft : 4.72m			14 Endurance: 41 days
03	Capacities and working spaces		05	Accommodation
	11 Gross tonnage: 2200GRT			11 Officers: 9
	12/13 Dry cargo holds: 0m3			12 Other crew: 23
	14 Fuel: 0m³			13/14 Scientists: 35
	15 Fresh water: 0m³			15 Airconditioned: no
	16 Ballast water:
	17 Wet laboratories (total area): 0m²
	18 Dry laboratories (total area): 0m²
	19 Hold for fresh fish:
	20 Hold for frozen fish:
	21 Refrigerated sea water tanks:
	22 Bait tanks:
	23 Fresh water generator capacity: 0m³
	24 Free working deck area: 0m²
	25 Space for container laboratory: 0m x 0m
06	Design Particulars
	10	Hull materials
		Steel
	20	Energy sources
		21 Main engine(s): number: 0 make: Diesel model:
		22 Power (BHP) each main engine: at 0rpm
		23 Diameter and max. rpm propeller: 0.000m 0rpm
		24 Total power auxiliary diesels: 0HP
		25 Electrical systems
		25.1 AC Voltage: 0 / 0V, total 0kVA, 0phase, 0Hz
		25.2 AC Voltage: / 0V, total 0kVA, 0phase, 0Hz
		25.3 DC Voltage: 0V, total 0V
		25.4 Stabilized system for scientific equipment: 0VAC 0AMP 0Hz
	30	Storage	40	Manoeuvring and propulsion
		31 Fish in bulk		41 CP Propeller
		32 Fish on ice		42 Side thruster
		33 Chilled sea water		42.1 Bow 42.2 Side
		34 Refrigerated sea water		43 Propeller nozzle
		35 Cold storage of samples		43.1 Fixed 43.2 Steering
		36 Water samples		44 Dynamic positioning
		37 Geological samples		45 Bow anchor(s)
		38 Biological samples		46 Stern anchor(s)
		39 Space for portable instruments		47 Deepsea anchor
07	Fixed equipment
	10	Navigation and communication
		Nav. equip: Radar Loran SatNav EMLog
		Comms: Fax
		Comm sat:
		GPS:
	20	Acoustic
		22 Echosounders for scientific research: 0kHz
		24 Sonar:
		27 Provisions for silent ship operation:
	30	Fishing
	40	Oceanographic
		41 Oceanographic winches: number: 0 41.1 Steel wire length: 0m, safe working load: 0tons 41.2 Conducting cable length: 9999m, safe working load: 0tons 41.3 Other, specify: Hydrographic length: 8000m safe working load: 0tons
		42 Winch for bottom sampling, wire length: 0m, safe working load: 0tons
		44 Gantry 44.1 Position: Stern 44.2 Clearance above deck: 0m and outboard extension: 0m 44.3 Safe working load at max. reach: 6tons
		45 Crane 45.1 Position: Stern, Midships 45.2 Max reach: 0m and outboard extension: 0m 45.3 Safe working load at max. reach: 12tons
		46 Other winches for instruments or sampling: Ctd, 10,000m, Dia 8 Mm
	50	Electronic data processing equipment permanently available on board
		51/52 Computers: VAX (2) 730: :
	60	Fish preservation
	70	Workboats and other auxiliary craft carried by vessel
08	Use of vessel
	10	Fishing methods
	20	Fisheries research and development
	30	Marine sciences
		31Physical oceanography
		32 Chemical oceanography
		33 Biological oceanography
		34 Meteorology
		35 Geology
		36 Geophysics
		37 Pollution
13	Vessel construction and maintenance supervision
	10	Construction supervised by:
		11 Classification Society: ABS
		12 Others, specify: US COAST GUARD
14	Published vessel data
	10	Magazine: National Oceanographic Fleet Schedule'91 Issue: 1 Date: 01-feb-1991

R/V Melville Data

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