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"Townsend Cromwell Class"

Displacement: 652 tons; Gross tonnage: 564 tons; Length: 163 feet; Beam: 33 feet;

Propulsion Plant: Two 400-hp White-Su- perior geared diesel engines and two Liaaen propellers.

Built by J. Ray McDermott

Townsend Cromwell (R-443) "David Starr Jordan Class"

Displacement: 993 tons; Gross tonnage: 873 tons; Length: 171 feet; Beam: 36-1/2 feet; Propulsion Plant: Two 543-hp White-

Superior geared diesel engines and two

Bird-Johnson propellers.

Built by Christy Corporation

David Starr Jordan (R-444) "Delaware II Class"

Displacement: 758 tons; Gross tonnage: 483 tons; Length: 155 feet; Beam: 30 feet;

Propulsion Plant: One 1,230-hp GM geared diesel engine and one fixed-pitch propeller.

Built by South Portland Engineering

Delaware II (R-445) "Chapman Class"

Displacement: 520 tons; Gross tonnage: 427 tons; Length: 127 feet; Beam: 30 feet;

Propulsion Plant: One 1,250-hp Caterpillar geared diesel engine and one CP propeller.

Built by Bender Shipbuilding & Repair

Chapman (R-446) "John N. Cobb Class"

Displacement: 250 tons; Gross tonnage: 185 tons; Length: 93 feet; Beam: 26 feet;

Propulsion Plant: One 325-hp Fairbanks

Morse geared diesel engine and one fixed pitch propeller.

Built by Western Boatbuilding

John N. Cobb (R-552)

FISHERY RESEARCH/

CARGO SHIPMENT VESSEL "Murre II Class"

Displacement: 295 tons; Length: 86 feet;

Beam: 27 feet; Propulsion Plant: Two 165- hp Caterpillar geared diesel engines and two fixed propellers.

Built by Maritime Builders2

Murre II (R-663)

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY VESSELS "Fairweather Class"

Displacement: 1,800 tons; Gross tonnage: 1,591 tons; Length: 231 feet; Beam: 42 feet; Propulsion plant: Two 1,200-hp GM diesel engines and two Bird-Johnson CP propellers.

Built by Aerojet-General Shipyards

Fairweather (S-220)

Rainier (S-221)

Mt. Mitchell (S-222) "Peirce Class"

Displacement: 907 tons; Gross tonnage: 696 tons; Length: 163 feet; Beam: 33 feet;

Propulsion Plant: Two 800-hp GM geared diesel engines and two Bird-Johnson CP propellers.

Built by Marietta Manufacturing

Peirce (S-328)

Whiting (S-329) "McArthur Class"

Displacement: 995 tons; Gross tonnage: 854 tons; Length: 175 feet; Beam: 38 feet;

Propulsion Plant: Two 800-hp GM geared diesel engines and two Bird-Johnson propel- lers.

Built by Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock

McArthur (S-330)1

Davidson (S-331)

OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS "Oceanographer Class"

Displacement: 4,033 tons; Gross tonnage: 3,701 tons; Length: 303 feet; Beam: 52 feet; Propulsion Plant: Diesel-electric, two •<• Circle 247 on Reader Service Card 2,500-hp Westinghouse propulsion motors, four 1,150-kw Westinghouse propulsion generators, and two fixed-pitch propellers.

Built By Aerojet-General Shipyards

Oceanographer (R-101)

Discoverer (R-102) "Researcher Class"

Displacement: 2,963 tons; Gross tonnage: 2,802 tons; Length: 278 feet; Beam: 51 feet; Propulsion Plant: Two Alco geared 1,600-hp diesel engines and two Bird-

Johnson CP propellers.

Built by American Shipbuilding

Researcher (R-103) "Surveyor Class"

Displacement: 3,440 tons; Gross tonnage: 2,653 tons; Length: 292 feet; Beam: 46 feet; Propulsion plant: Two Delaval 3,200-hp steam turbines, two Combustion Engineer- ing boilers and one fixed-pitch propeller.

Built by National Steel & Shipbuilding

Surveyor (S-132)

WIRE DRAG SURVEY VESSELS "Rude Class"

Displacement: 220 tons; Gross tonnage: 150 tons; Length: 90 feet; Beam: 22 feet;

Propulsion Plant: Two 400-hp Cummins geared diesel engines and two fixed-pitch propellers.

Built by Jakobson Shipyard

Rude (S-590)

Heck (S-591) •

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