Vessel
Data and Contact Information for the
Ronald H. Brown
Last Updated -
7/11/2018
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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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Unknown
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Call Sign: |
WTEC
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| Owner: |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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| Operator: |
NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)
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| Contact: |
Frederick W. Rossmann
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| Address: |
NOAA - OAR
1315 East-West Highway Rm 11458
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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| Telephone: |
301-713-2465 ext 184
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| Fax: |
301-713-0158
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| Email: |
Frederick.W.Rossmann@noaa.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: |
83.5
m
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Breadth: |
16
m
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Freeboard
to working deck: |
Unknown
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Max.
draft: |
5.2
m
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Main
Vessel Activity
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Main
Activity: |
Oceanographic and Atmospheric research
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Operating
Area: |
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Navy
Grids Supported: |
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Capacities
and Working Spaces
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Gross
tonnage: |
3250
GRT
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Dry
cargo holds: |
Unknown
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Fuel: |
965
m3
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Wet
Labs Area: |
21.4
m2
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Dry
Lab Area: |
Unknown
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Fresh
Water
Storage Capacity: |
48.1
m3
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Fresh
Water Generator Capacity: |
37.9
m3/day
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Scientific
Clean Water Generation: |
Evaporators
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Free
Working Deck Area: |
Unknown
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Space
for container lab: |
Unknown
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Radioactive
Isotope Work Areas: |
Unknown
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Range,
Speed and Endurance
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Range: |
11300
nautical miles
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Cruising
Speed: |
12
kts.
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Max.
Speed: |
15
kts.
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Endurance: |
60
days
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Accommodation
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Officers: |
5
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Other
crew: |
16
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Scientists: |
30
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Air
Conditioned: |
Yes
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Data
Processing Equipment:
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Computers: |
14 Gateway NT workstations, four NT 4.0 Gateway servers
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Printing/Plotting: |
Unknown
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CTD
Specifications:
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CTD
Aboard: |
Seabird Electronics Model 9/11+ CTD system in a 12-position rosette frame with a seabird SBE-32 submersible array firing assembly
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CTD
Type: |
Unknown
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CTD
Tow able: |
Unknown
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CTD
Oxygen Sensing: |
Unknown
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CTD
Transmissivity: |
Unknown
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CTD
Fluormeter: |
Unknown
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CTD
Rosette: |
Unknown
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Coring
Specifications:
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Coring
Capabilities Aboard: |
Unknown
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Grab
Sampler: |
Unknown
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Box
Corer: |
Unknown
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Gravity
Corer: |
Unknown
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Piston
Corer: |
Unknown
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Multi
Corer: |
Unknown
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Underwater
Vehicle Capabilities:
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Underwater
Vehicle Support: |
Unknown
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ROVs: |
Unknown
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AUVs: |
Unknown
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Submersibles: |
Unknown
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Diving
Support:
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Diving
Capabilities: |
Unknown
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Engineering
Design Particulars
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Ice
Breaking Ability:
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Unknown
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Hull
Materials:
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Welded Steel, ice strengthened
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Dynamic
Positioning Ability: |
Simrad Robertson Dynamic Positioning System
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Engines: |
Main engine(s):
number:
2
make:
Diesel El
Power (BHP) each engine:
3000 at
Propeller Diameter:
3.2
m Max. RPM:
Unknown
Total power auxiliary diesels:
Unknown
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Electrical
Systems: |
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AC
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Voltages: |
120/480
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kVA: |
Unknown
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Phases: |
1/3
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Frequency:
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Unknown
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Stabilized
System:
Unknown
VAC
Unknown
AMPs
Unknown
Hz
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DC
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Unknown
Volts with
Unknown
Volts Max
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Fixed
Equipment
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Navigation
and Communication:
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Navigational
Equipment: |
Two Sperry Rascar Touch Screen navigational radars on the bridge. One radar is an S-band (10 cm) 30 kW radar and the other is an X-band (3 cm) 25 kW radar, Gyro Compass, Nobeltec's Visual Navigation Suite, Knogberg Simrad SPS, Doppler Speed Log, Navt
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Communications
Equipment: |
High Frequency SSB (SEA 330), VHF Radios, Cell phone
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Satellite
Communications Equipment: |
INMARSAT-A (voice and fax), INMARSAT-M (voice), INMARSAT-B, Standard C, Iridium Satellite phone, e-mail
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GPS: |
Trimble Centurian P-code GPS, a Magnavox MX-200 GPS, and a Northstar 941x differential GPS
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Acoustics
and Profiling:
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Echosounders: |
Unknown
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Sonar
Type: |
Raytheon DSN-450 Doppler Sonar
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Sea
Surface Mapping System: |
Unknown
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Side
Scanning: |
Unknown
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Multibeam: |
Kongsberg EM-122 @ 12kHz w/ 150deg swath
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Acoustic
Doppler Current Profiler: |
RD Instruments (RDI), Model VM-150-18HP, 153.6 KHz narrow band acoustic doppler current profiler
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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:
4
tons
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Conducting
Cable Length:
7500
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: |
Unknown
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Clearance
above deck:
Unknown
, and outboard extension:
Unknown
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Safe working
load at maximum reach:
Unknown
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Crane: |
Position: |
02 Level, Port, Amidships, and Main Deck, Starboard, Aft
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Clearance
above deck:
15.24
m
and outboard extension:
Unknown
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Safe working
load at maximum reach:
21
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: |
Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi, USA
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Classification
Society: |
Unknown
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Others,
Specify: |
IMO# 009105786
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