Vessel
Data and Contact Information for the
Laurence M. Gould
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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33LG
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Call Sign: |
WCX 7445
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Owner: |
Edison Chouest Offshore
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Operator: |
Raytheon Polar Services Company
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Contact: |
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Address: |
Raytheon Polar Services Company 7400 South Tucson Way Centennial, Colorado 80112 USA
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Telephone: |
303-790-8606
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Fax: |
303-792-9006
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Email: |
alice.doyle@usap.gov |
Year
Built: |
1997
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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: |
70.2
m
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Breadth: |
17.1
m
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Freeboard
to working deck: |
3
m
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Max.
draft: |
5.9
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: |
AN9, SP9A, SA5A
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Capacities
and Working Spaces
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Gross
tonnage: |
2966
GRT
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Dry
cargo holds: |
95
m3
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Fuel: |
670
m3
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Wet
Labs Area: |
425
m2
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Dry
Lab Area: |
1415
m2
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Fresh
Water
Storage Capacity: |
141.578
m3
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Fresh
Water Generator Capacity: |
11.35
m3/day
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Scientific
Clean Water Generation: |
Barnstead E-pure Four Holder System, Type 1 water quality (ultrapure), 2L per minute; Milli-Q Elix 10 UV Water Purification System, Type II water quality (analytical grade or DI water)
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Free
Working Deck Area: |
92.9
m2
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Space
for container lab: |
3ea TEU on deck foot-prints suitable for labs
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: |
10260
nautical miles
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Cruising
Speed: |
9.5
kts.
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Max.
Speed: |
11.2
kts.
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Endurance: |
45
days
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Accommodation
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Officers: |
7
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Other
crew: |
9
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Scientists: |
28
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Air
Conditioned: |
Unknown
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Data
Processing Equipment:
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Computers: |
Support Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. Usually 6 to 8 computers available for general use
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Printing/Plotting: |
2 b&w printers, 1 color laser printer, 1 HP 800 PS color plotter, 1 thermal 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: |
SeaBird SBE 43
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CTD
Transmissivity: |
Sea-Tech 25 cm
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CTD
Fluormeter: |
Chelsea MKIII, WET Labs AFLT
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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 A1, capable of breaking 1 ft. of ice at continuous motion.
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Hull
Materials:
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Strengthened Steel, Grades A and EH-36
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Dynamic
Positioning Ability: |
No
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Engines: |
Main engine(s):
number:
2
make:
Diesel Caterpillar 3606
Power (BHP) each engine:
2320
Propeller Diameter:
2.65
m Max. RPM:
Unknown
Total power auxiliary diesels:
3400
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Electrical
Systems: |
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AC
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Voltages: |
110, 208, 480V
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kVA: |
Unknown
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Phases: |
Unknown
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Frequency:
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Unknown
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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: |
Radars: Furuno FAR-2825W & FAR-2535SW; Navigational GPS: Raytheon 398 GPS/LORAN, Furuno GPS 90; Gyro Compass: Anschutz Std 20 (2); AIS: Nauticast
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Communications
Equipment: |
VHF: SEA 156 (2) SEA 7156 (2); HF SSB: SEA 330 (2) with SITOR Telex; SEA Seacall DSC Controller (4) for VHF and MF/HF; SEA Seawatch MF/HF DSC Watch Receiver/Scanner
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Satellite
Communications Equipment: |
Inmarsat-B (JRC JUE300-B); Inmarsat-B (NERA Saturn-BM-2); Iridium Phone (Motorola 9500)
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GPS: |
Ashtech Attitude GPS, ADU2; Trimble P-Code GPS; Trimble NT200 GPS
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Acoustics
and Profiling:
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Echosounders: |
Knudsen 3.5 kHz Subbottom Profiler & 12 kHz echosounder
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Sonar
Type: |
Unknown
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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: |
no
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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:
9000
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:
Unknown
, safe working load:
Unknown
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Other
Winches: |
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Length:
Unknown
, safe working load:
Unknown
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Gantry: |
Position: |
Stern
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Clearance
above deck:
7.5
m
, and outboard extension:
5.18
m
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Safe working
load at maximum reach:
10
tons
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Crane: |
Position: |
Aft
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Clearance
above deck:
Unknown
and outboard extension:
52
m
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Safe working
load at maximum reach:
13.5
tons
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Other: |
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Markey DUSH-5 CTD Winch and The Markey DUSH-4 Winch
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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: |
IMO# 001057229
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