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OCADSJohn V. Vickers Vessel Data

John V. Vickers Vessel Data

00 Main vessel activity
Oceanography
01 Institution and vessel
11 Ocean area where vessel operates: Worldwide
12 Vessel's flag: USA
13 Owner: University of Southern California
14 Operator:
Contact: Mr Don Newman
University of Southern California
820 South Seaside Avenue
Terminal Island, CA 90731 USA
Telephone No.: 310 830-4570
Telex No:
Cable address:
Telefax No.: 830-6328
Email:
15 Vessel's name: John V. Vickers NODC Code: 3220 Call Sign:
16 Yard where built:
17 Year built: 76
18 Institution planning cruise program:
02 Main dimensions 04 Range, speed and endurance
11 Length OA: 67.05m
11 Range: 15000n. mi.
12 Length BP: 12 Cruising speed: 12.5kts .
13 Breadth: 11.58m 13 Max. speed: 15.5kts.
14 Freeboard to working deck: 2.7m 14 Endurance: 90days
15 Max. draft : 4.72m
03 Capacities and working spaces 05 Accommodation
11 Gross tonnage: 811GRT
11 Officers: 3
12/13 Dry cargo holds: 0m3 12 Other crew: 9
14 Fuel: 380m3 13/14 Scientists: 28
15 Fresh water: 40m3 15 Airconditioned: yes
16 Ballast water:
17 Wet laboratories (total area): 37m2
18 Dry laboratories (total area): 130m2
19 Hold for fresh fish:
20 Hold for frozen fish:
21 Refrigerated sea water tanks:
22 Bait tanks:
23 Fresh water generator capacity: 23m3
24 Free working deck area: 235m2
25 Space for container laboratory: 9m x 12m
06 Design Particulars
10 Hull materials

Steel
20 Energy sources

21 Main engine(s): number: 1 make: Diesel model:
22 Power (BHP) each main engine: 4000at 1150rpm
23 Diameter and max. rpm propeller: 2.450m 0rpm
24 Total power auxiliary diesels: 0HP
25 Electrical systems
25.1 AC Voltage: 0 / 240V, total 900kVA, 3phase, 60Hz
25.2 AC Voltage: / 0V, total 0kVA, 0phase, 0Hz
25.3 DC Voltage: 120V, total 10V
25.4 Stabilized system for scientific equipment: 110VAC 20AMP 60Hz
30 Storage 40 Manoeuvring and propulsion

31 Fish in bulk 41 CP Propeller
32 Fish on ice 42 Side thruster
33 Chilled sea water 42.1 Bow 42.2 Side
34 Refrigerated sea water 43 Propeller nozzle
35 Cold storage of samples 43.1 Fixed 43.2 Steering
36 Water samples 44 Dynamic positioning
37 Geological samples 45 Bow anchor(s)
38 Biological samples 46 Stern anchor(s)
39 Space for portable instruments 47 Deepsea anchor
07 Fixed equipment
10 Navigation and communication

Nav. equip: Radar Loran SatNav Gyro EMLog
Comms: Fax SatCom
Comm sat:
GPS:
20 Acoustic

22 Echosounders for scientific research: 12kHz 3kHz
24 Sonar: Geological
27 Provisions for silent ship operation:
30 Fishing
40 Oceanographic

41 Oceanographic winches: number: 3
41.1 Steel wire length: 7300m, safe working load: 12tons
41.2 Conducting cable length: 9999m, safe working load: 4tons
41.3 Other, specify: Hydrographic length: 7300m safe working load: 1tons
42 Winch for bottom sampling, wire length: 0m, safe working load: 0tons
44 Gantry
44.1 Position: Stern, Midships
44.2 Clearance above deck: 6m and outboard extension: 6m
44.3 Safe working load at max. reach: 15tons
45 Crane
45.1 Position: Stern, Midships
45.2 Max reach: 23m and outboard extension: 22m
45.3 Safe working load at max. reach: 3tons
46 Other winches for instruments or sampling:
50 Electronic data processing equipment permanently available on board

51/52 Computers: IBM ATS: MICROVAX:
60 Fish preservation
70 Workboats and other auxiliary craft carried by vessel
08 Use of vessel
10 Fishing methods
20 Fisheries research and development
30 Marine sciences

31Physical oceanography
32 Chemical oceanography
33 Biological oceanography
34 Meteorology
35 Geology
36 Geophysics
37 Pollution
13 Vessel construction and maintenance supervision

10 Construction supervised by:

11 Classification Society: ABS
12 Others, specify: USCG
14 Published vessel data

10 Magazine: Ship Users Manual In Boxfile
Last modified: 2021-03-17T18:30:28Z