General | Navigation | Ownership
General
| Built: | 1996 | Speed, cruising: | 11.1 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.