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T-AGOR-9 Thomas G Thompson
R/V Gosport (IX-517)

Specifications
Ship name: R/V GOSPORT (USA)
Navy Hull: IX-517
Operator: Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Home Port:   Portsmouth, Virginia

 General

Length (meter/feet) 64/210
Range (nautical miles) 12000
Crew 14
Beam (meter/feet) 11.8/39
Endurance (days) 50
Draft (meter/feet) 6.1/20
Cruise speed (knots) 10
Scientists 26
Gross Tons 1400
Maximum speed (knots) 14
Air Conditioning Throughout
Power (Horse Power) 1100
Auxiliary Power

175 (B/T Motor)

 Main Vessel Activity

Activity

Research, Design, Testing, Evaluation & Training/Readiness Support

Operating Area

Worldwide

Year Built

1965

 Capacities and Working Spaces

Dry cargo hold

N/A

Fuel

73,000gal/277m3

Fresh water

3000gal/11.5m3

Laboratories (total area)

56m2/1500ft2

Freeboard to working deck

2.7m/8ft main deck - 5m/16ft 01 level

Free working deck area

223m2/2,600ft2

 Energy sources

Main engine number

2

Power (BHP) each engine

825 @ 700 rpm

Propeller diameter and maximum rpm

2m/200 rpm

Total Power auxiliary diesels

1200 hp

 Electrical systems

AC Voltage

208 Volt total, 3 phase, 60 Hz, 30 KVA

AC Voltage

450 Volt total, 3 phase, 60 Hz, 1100 KVA

DC Voltage

360 Volt, 150 KW

Stabilized system for scientific equipment

120 VAC, 60 Hz, 30 KVA

 Nav / Com Equipment

Navigation

Radar (2), Loran, Gyro, GPS (3), SPS-73 Surface Search Radar, Raytheon Pathfinder II, WRN-6 GPS, Furuno GP-80 DGPS
Integrated Nav System with electronic charting

Communications

INMARSAT B & C, MF/HF/UHF, VOX and
Telex, FAX, Data, Secure

 Acoustic

Echosounders for scientific research

12 kHz

Sonar

AN/SQS-4 Mod III, AN/WLR-9, AN/WQC-2, AN/UQC-1, AN/WQM-6 SATS

Provisions for quiet ship operation

Yes

 Weight Handling Equipment

 

Stern

Stbd 01 level

Port 01 level

A-Frame

Clearance above deck

20 ft

40 ft

   

Outboard extension

20 ft

25 ft

   

Safe working load

6 Tons

12 tons

 

3 tons

 Vessel construction and maintenance supervision

Construction supervised by

USN

Classification Society

ABS



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