General | Navigation | Ownership | Origin
General
Built: |
1981 |
Speed, cruising: |
8.0 knots (use for planning transits) |
Length: |
125 feet (LOA) |
Speed, minimum: |
Variable from 0 knots |
Beam: |
32 feet |
Station keeping: |
Manual (no dynamic positioning) |
Draft (maximum): |
9.5 feet |
Endurance: |
21 days (limited by provisions) |
Gross tonnage: |
85 tons (Registered) |
Endurance: |
14 days @ max RPM (limited by fuel) |
Displacement: |
696 long tons |
Range: |
4,300 nm @ 8.5 knots |
Crew: |
5 persons |
Fuel capacity: |
25,000 gallons |
Scientific berthing: |
12 persons |
Radio call sign: |
WSQ 2674 |
Engines: |
Two 675 hp Detroit Diesel |
Laboratory area: |
340 square feet |
Bow thruster: |
155 hp trainable |
Main work deck area: |
1,854 square feet |
Propulsion: |
Dual fixed-pitch propellers |
Freeboard: |
1 foot |
Water capacity: |
7,800 gallons |
Sewage system: |
MDF |
Fuel consumption: |
840 gallons / day (average) |
Incinerator: |
None |
Fuel consumption: |
1,350 gallons / day (max RPM) |
Document/State ID: |
CF6354XF |
Service generators: |
Two 75kW |
IMO number: |
IMO 8128747 |
Navigation
Global positioning system |
Furuno GP-90D (Differential GPS) |
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Furuno GP-150 |
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Ashtech ADU (Attitude-sensing system) |
Speed Log |
Sperry Doppler SRD331 |
Gyrocompass |
Sperry SR-130 |
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Furuno GPS Compass |
Navigation radars |
Furuno RDP-150 (10 cm) |
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Furuno RPD-034 (3 cm) |
Dynamic positioning |
None |
Autopilot |
Robertson |
Automatic Identification System (AIS) |
Furuno FAR-100 |
Fathometer |
Furuno FCV 382 50/200 kHz (used for vessel navigation) |
Ownership
Title to R/V Robert Gordon Sproul is held by the Regents of the University of California |
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Origin
R/V Robert Gordon Sproul was built in 1981 as a Gulf Coast work boat, and originally worked on a charter basis conducting high-resolution geophysical surveys. Scripps acquired the vessel in 1984 and converted it for scientific use as a replacement for the 95-foot R/V Ellen B. Scripps. Read the UC San Diego announcement of the acquisition here. |
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