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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Alguita

Last Updated - 1/28/2005
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
Country: USA

NODC Code:

Unknown
    Call Sign: WCW 8118
Owner: Capt. Charles Moore
Operator: ORV Alguita, Inc.
Contact: Capt. Charles Moore/Bianca Frias
Address: 345 Bay Shore Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90803
Telephone: (562) 439-4545
Fax: (562) 439-4545
Email: info@algalita.org
Year Built: 1995
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Ship Schedule via its Home Page

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 15.2  m
  Breadth: 7.5  m
  Freeboard to working deck: Unknown
  Max. draft: 1.5  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Oceanography and marine biology
  Operating Area: North and central Pacific
  Navy Grids Supported: NP 8,9,11,12,13
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 28  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: 19  m3
  Fuel: 2.3  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 5  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 5  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
0.07  m3
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 1.9  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: 53.5  m2
  Space for container lab: No  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: No  m
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 1500  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 8  kts.
  Max. Speed: 20  kts.
  Endurance: 120  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 1
  Other crew: 1
  Scientists: 8
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: IBM Thinkpad
  Printing/Plotting: HP Deskjet 880c and Nobeltec Visual Navigation Suite
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: Unknown
  CTD Type: Unknown
  CTD Tow able: Unknown
  CTD Oxygen Sensing: Unknown
  CTD Transmissivity: Unknown
  CTD Fluormeter: Unknown
  CTD Rosette: Unknown
     

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Coring Specifications:

  Coring Capabilities Aboard: Unknown
  Grab Sampler: Unknown
  Box Corer: Unknown
  Gravity Corer: Unknown
  Piston Corer: Unknown
  Multi Corer: Unknown
     

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Underwater Vehicle Capabilities:

  Underwater Vehicle Support: Unknown
  ROVs: Unknown
  AUVs: Unknown
  Submersibles: Unknown
     

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Diving Support:

  Diving Capabilities: Yes, including compressor and tank storage
     

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Engineering Design Particulars

 

Ice Breaking Ability:

Unknown
 

Hull Materials:

 
Aluminum
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: Unknown
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  2   make:  Yanmas 4JH2HTE
Power (BHP) each engine:  75
Propeller Diameter:  0.5   m Max. RPM:   3200
Total power auxiliary diesels:  Unknown
  HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 110
     kVA: 16
    Phases: 1
   

Frequency:

Unknown
   

Stabilized System:  Unknown  VAC  Unknown  AMPs   Unknown  Hz

 

DC

  12   Volts with  Unknown  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: B & G Network Navigation
  Communications Equipment: Icom VHF and Furuno SSB
  Satellite Communications Equipment: KVH Mini M
  GPS: B & B; Garmin Handheld GPS
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Furuno FCV 582
  Sonar Type: Unknown
  Sea Surface Mapping System: Unknown
  Side Scanning: Westmar HD 800 Side Scan
  Multibeam: Unknown
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: Unknown
  Silent Ship Operations: Unknown
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 2  
    Steel Wire Length: 500  m,  safe working load:  1  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  0  m , safe working load:  0  tons
    Trawl winch length:  500  m , safe working load:  1  tons
    Other Winches:
      Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
     
  Gantry: Position: Stern transom
   

Clearance above deck:  3.5  m , and outboard extension:  2  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  1  tons

       
  Crane: Position: Unknown
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown  and outboard extension:  Unknown

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Richardson Devine Marine Construction
  Classification Society: Unknown
  Others, Specify: Unknown
     
 
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Lewes, Delaware  19958
Phone:  (302) 645-4225
Email:  info@oceanic.udel.edu