Vessel
Data and Contact Information for the
Nathaniel B. Palmer
Last Updated -
7/28/2006
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Main Activities
Dimensions
Capacities & Workspaces
Range, Speed, Endurance
Accommodations
DP Equipment
CTD Specs
Coring Specs
Underwater
Vehicles
Diving Capabilities
Engineering Design
Navigation & Communications
Acoustics & Profiling
Winches, Gantries & Cranes
Construction
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Country: |
USA
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NODC
Code:
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3206
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Call Sign: |
Unknown
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| Owner: |
Edison Chouest Offshore
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| Operator: |
Raytheon Polar Services Company
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| Contact: |
Dr. Jim Holik
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| Address: |
Raytheon Polar Services Company
7400 S. Tucson Way
Centennial, Colorado, 80112, U.S.A.
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| Telephone: |
303-790-8606
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| Fax: |
303-792-9006
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| Email: |
jim.holik@usap.gov |
| Year
Built: |
1992
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| Ship
URL: |
Link to Ship Home Page
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Ship
Schedule URL:
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Ship Schedule via its Home Page
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Main
Dimensions
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Length
OA: |
94
m
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Breadth: |
18.3
m
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Freeboard
to working deck: |
3
m
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Max.
draft: |
6.8
m
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Main
Vessel Activity
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Main
Activity: |
Antarctic oceanography
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Operating
Area: |
Southern Ocean
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Navy
Grids Supported: |
AN1-12, SA5A, SP4, SP7
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Capacities
and Working Spaces
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Gross
tonnage: |
6640
GRT
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Dry
cargo holds: |
5000
m3
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Fuel: |
1608.6
m3
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Wet
Labs Area: |
1159
m2
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Dry
Lab Area: |
2646
m2
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Fresh
Water
Storage Capacity: |
Unknown
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Fresh
Water Generator Capacity: |
45.4
m3/day
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Scientific
Clean Water Generation: |
Barnstead E-Pure four-holder system, Type I water (ultrapure), 2L per minute : Barnstead Diamond UV, TOC-free water
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Free
Working Deck Area: |
372
m2
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Space
for container lab: |
3 on Helo Deck, 1 in Helo Hangar, 2 on Back Deck
m
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Radioactive
Isotope Work Areas: |
2 vans, 20’ x 8’ x 8’
m
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Range,
Speed and Endurance
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Range: |
15000
nautical miles
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Cruising
Speed: |
12
kts.
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Max.
Speed: |
16.5
kts.
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Endurance: |
70
days
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Accommodation
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Officers: |
6
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Other
crew: |
22
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Scientists: |
39
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Air
Conditioned: |
Unknown
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Data
Processing Equipment:
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Computers: |
Support Windows, Macintosh, Solaris and Linux operating systems. Usually 8-10 computers available for general use
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Printing/Plotting: |
2 b&w laser printers, 2 color laser printers, 2 HP DesignJet 800 PS color plotters, 1 EPC 9802 plotter, 1 EPC 1086 plotter, 1 scanner, 1 b&w copier
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CTD
Specifications:
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CTD
Aboard: |
Designed for high-resolution, the SeaBird 911+ offers real-time operation via sea cable telemetry, includes a solid state memory module, and has a maximum depth of 6800 m. The CTD is mounted on a 24 bottle General Oceanics rosette sampler.
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CTD
Type: |
SeaBird 911+
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CTD
Tow able: |
No
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CTD
Oxygen Sensing: |
Sea-Bird Electronics, max depth 7000m
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CTD
Transmissivity: |
Transmissometer, (25cm pathlength), max depth 6000-M, WETLabs
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CTD
Fluormeter: |
Fluorometer, max depth 6000-M, WETLabs
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CTD
Rosette: |
Rosette Frame, 12 Position, 30L bottles; Rosette Frame, 12 Position, Sea-Bird Electronics; Rosette Frame, 24 Position, Sea-Bird Electronics
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Coring
Specifications:
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Coring
Capabilities Aboard: |
The vessel can be equipped with several different coring devices designed to take vertical samples of sediment from the sea floor.
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Grab
Sampler: |
Smith-MacIntyre
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Box
Corer: |
Yes
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Gravity
Corer: |
Kasten
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Piston
Corer: |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
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Multi
Corer: |
Bowers and Connelly
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Underwater
Vehicle Capabilities:
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Underwater
Vehicle Support: |
Unknown
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ROVs: |
Hy-Ball
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AUVs: |
Unknown
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Submersibles: |
Unknown
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Diving
Support:
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Diving
Capabilities: |
1 dive compressor, 1 dive van (20’ x 8’ x 8.5’) for storage/setup of dive equipment, DAN (Divers Alert Network) Oxygen Kit
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Engineering
Design Particulars
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Ice
Breaking Ability:
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Rated ABS-A2, capable of breaking 3 feet of level ice at 3 knots
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Hull
Materials:
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Low temperature, strengthened steel alloy, 1 9/16”
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Dynamic
Positioning Ability: |
Yes
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Engines: |
Main engine(s):
number:
4
make:
Caterpillar 3512, Diesel
Power (BHP) each engine:
1400 BHP
Propeller Diameter:
4
m Max. RPM:
970
Total power auxiliary diesels:
5600
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Electrical
Systems: |
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AC
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Voltages: |
208, 480V
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kVA: |
Unknown
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Phases: |
3/3
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Frequency:
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60/60
Hz
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Stabilized
System:
VAC
Unknown
AMPs
Hz
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DC
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24V
Volts with
24V
Volts Max
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Fixed
Equipment
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Navigation
and Communication:
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Navigational
Equipment: |
GPS (Furono); SeaPath 200 GPS (Seatex); HF WEFAX (Furono); 10cm radar (Furono); 3cm radar (Furono); Simrad HF RDF; Taiyo VHF RDF
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Communications
Equipment: |
VHF: Sailor (RT146, Bridge to Bridge), Sailor (RT2048, Main), Sailor (RM2042, Watch Receiver); HF SSB: Sailor (SP300), Sailor (T2130)
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Satellite
Communications Equipment: |
Inmarsat-A (JRC JUE-45A, JUE-45A); Inmarsat-B (NERA Saturn-B HSD); Inmarsat-C (Sailor); Iridium Phone (Motorola 9500)
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GPS: |
Unknown
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Acoustics
and Profiling:
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Echosounders: |
3kHz 12kHz
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Sonar
Type: |
Fisheries
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Sea
Surface Mapping System: |
Unknown
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Side
Scanning: |
Datasonics Chirp Sidescan Sonar / Sub-Bottom Profiler, SIS-1000, max. depth 1000 m
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Multibeam: |
Kongsberg EM120 @ 12 kHz w/ 120deg swath
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Acoustic
Doppler Current Profiler: |
RD Instruments, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, VM-150 Narrow Band
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Silent
Ship Operations: |
Unknown
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Oceanographic:
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Winches: |
3
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Steel
Wire Length:
10000
m,
safe working load:
Unknown
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Conducting
Cable Length:
10000
m
, safe working load:
Unknown
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Trawl
winch length:
9999
m
, safe working load:
Unknown
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Other
Winches: |
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Length:
9999
m
, safe working load:
Unknown
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Gantry: |
Position: |
Fantail, Starboard, Telescoping boom for Baltic Room
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Clearance
above deck:
9.14
m
, and outboard extension:
5.5
m
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Safe working
load at maximum reach:
20
tons
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Crane: |
Position: |
Bow, Forward
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Clearance
above deck:
Unknown
and outboard extension:
30
m
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Safe working
load at maximum reach:
5
tons
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Other: |
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Unknown
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Vessel
Construction and Maintenance Supervision
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Construction
Supervised by: |
Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, Louisiana, USA
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Classification
Society: |
ABS
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Others,
Specify: |
Unknown
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