General | Navigation | Ownership
General
Built: | 1996 | Speed, cruising: | 11.5 knots |
Length: | 273 feet | Speed, maximum: | 15.0 knots |
Beam: | 52 feet 5 inches | Speed, minimum: | Variable from 0 knots, omnidirectional |
Draft (maximum): | 17 feet | Endurance: | 60 day (limited by provisions) |
Gross tonnage: | 3,180 tons | Endurance: | 52 days @ 12 knots (limited by fuel) |
Displacement: | 3,512 long tons | Range: | 15,000 nm @ 12 knots |
Crew: | 21 persons | Fuel capacity: | 227,500 gallons |
Scientific berthing: | 37 persons | Radio call sign: | KAOU |
Motors: | Two 3,000 hp General Electric | Laboratory area: | 4,000 square feet |
Bow thruster: | 1,180 hp azimuthing jet | Main work deck area: | 4,070 square feet |
Propulsion: | Dual LIPS Z-Drive thrusters | Freeboard: | 9 feet |
Water capacity: | 12,000 gallons | Sewage system: | Orca 165 (5,000 gallons / day) |
Fuel consumption: | 4,400 gallons / day (transit) | Sewage tanks: | 5,100 gallons |
Document/State ID: | CF6354XF | Incinerator: | 60 kg/hour |
IMO number: | IMO 9075228 |
Navigation
Global positioning system | GP150 Differential GPS systems (primary vessel navigation, two each) |
Furuno GP90D Differential GPS (secondary vessel navigation) | |
Trimble NT 200 Differential GPS | |
Trimble SPS 461 (input to hydrographic survey system) | |
Garmin 17x provided to scientists for ad-hoc use on deck | |
Speed Log | ODEC 200kHz Doppler speed log |
Gyrocompass | Sperry MK 37 (two each) |
Navigation radars | Furuno FAR 2827 3cm and 10cm radars |
Dynamic positioning | Kongsberg DP-0S1 |
Autopilot | Robertson AP-9 MK-I |
Acoustic positioning system | Kongsberg HiPAP USBL/LBL |
Fathometer | Furuno FE-700 50kHz (used for vessel navigation) |
Wind sensor | Kongsberg OMC acoustic wind monitoring system |
Radio direction finder | Simrad Taiyo VHF |
Voyage data recorder | Furuno SVDR |
Automatic vessel identification | Furuno FAR 100 automatic identification system (AIS) |
Voyage planning systems | Simrad navigation planning station (primary vessel route planning) |
Nobeltec navigation voyage planning station (secondary route planning) |
Ownership
Title to R/V Roger Revelle is held by the U.S. Navy.
R/V Roger Revelle is operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography under a charter agreement with the Office of Naval Research.
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Handbook
- Section 1: Welcome Aboard
- Section 2: Specifications
- Section 3: Vessel Layout Description
- Section 4: Ship's and Scientific Equipment Description
- Section 5: Technical Services and Special Equipment
- Section 6: Navigation and Communications Capability
- Section 7: Safety
- Section 8: Ship Organization
- Section 9: Scientific Berthing Plan
- Specifications
- Schematic Drawings
- Berthing Plan
- Scientific Equipment
- Major Shipboard Equipment
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Handbook
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- R/V Bob and Betty Beyster
- Emeritus: R/V Melville
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- Research Platform FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform)
- Preventing harassment and discrimination
- Alcohol and illegal drugs: Zero tolerance
- Departure & arrival times
- Pregnancy and Lactation at Sea
- Accommodating Disabilities
- Minimum Age At Sea
- Isotope Use on Scripps Ships
- Geophysical survey requirements in California waters
- Export controls and compliance
- Scientific shipments to Scripps vessels
- Ship to Shore Communications
- Internet use policy
- Winch and Wire Regulations
- Ship Usage Rates
- Data and Sample Distribution Policy
- Stable Isotopes on SIO Ships
- Carryforward of Ship Time
- Using non-UNOLS vessels
- Transportation Worker's Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Naval Clearances
- Notice to mariners
- Volunteering Aboard Scripps Ships
- USCG Rules for Buoys