R/V Malcolm Baldrige Technical Details
The R/V Malcolm Baldrige (previously Researcher r103) is owned by the U.S. Department of Commerce and operated by NOAA. The basic features of the vessel are described below.
- Port of registration: Miami, Florida
- Call sign: WTER
- Operator: NOAA
- Launched: October 1968
- Delivered: June 1970
- Commissioned: October 1970
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Basic Dimensions:
- Length: 84.8 m
- Beam: 15.5 m
- Draft: 5.6 m
- Gross tons: 2802
- Power: 3200 hp
- Maximum speed: 15.0 knots
- Cruise speed: 13.0 knots
- Personnel: crew: 36; scientists: 14
- Navigation Equipment: Radar Loran SatNav Gyro DopLog
- Hull: welded steel (ice-strengthened)
- Cranes: Stern, Midships
Last modified: 2021-03-17T18:30:27Z