MENDOCINO COAST MARITIME TRAFFIC RESEARCH VESSEL MELVILLE HEADED HOME TO LA JOLLA MSP picked up the southward (and homeward) bound 279 USA-flagged research ship MELVILLE on our AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiver @ 3:00 pm. And it wasnt named after the author of Moby Dick - it was named after (from Wikipedia) George Melville, a pioneer arctic explorer and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, who was Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1887 to 1903. The vessel, no stranger to the Mendocino coast, left Newport, Oregon yesterday (3:58 pm) and is on its way south to its homeport of La Jolla, CA @ 15 mph. It left San Diego for the trip north September 9th. Heres a little background info on the vessel (from Wikipedia): R/V Melville – originally built as the USNS Melville (T-AGOR-14) -- is a research vessel operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography for oceanographic research. The R/V Melville is the oldest active vessel in the academic research fleet, collectively known as the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System. Heres a link for more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Melville FAST FACTS ON THE MELVILLE Namesake: George Wallace Melville, a noted Arctic explorer and Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1887 to 1903 Builder: Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan Laid down: 12 July 1967 Launched: 10 July 1968 Sponsored by: Mrs. Elford A. Cederberg Acquired: by the U.S. Navy 1 August 1969, as USNS Melville (T-AGOR-14) In service: 1969, for operation as R/V Melville by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California Homeport: La Jolla, California Notes: Laboratory Space: 2,636 sq. ft Main Deck Working Area: 4,050 sq. ft Freeboard: 12 feet Sewage System: MSD, 8,000 U.S. gallons Type: Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship Tonnage: 2,516 tons Displacement: 2,944 long tons Length: 279 feet Beam: 46 feet Draft: 16 feet 6 inches (maximum) Propulsion: two 1,385 hp Propulsion General Electric motors, Bow Thruster: 900 hp retractable Azimuth-compensating bow thruster, Two 1385 hp Z-Drive Lips propellers Speed:Cruising: 11.7 knots (21.7 km/h); Maximum: 14 knots (26 km/h); Minimum: variable to 0, any direction Range: Range: 10,061 nautical miles ( 11,578 miles) at 11.7 knots Endurance: 40 days at 11.7 knots Capacity: Water Capacity: 15,900 gallons Complement: 23 civilian mariners, 38 scientists Armament: none Notes: Fuel consumption: 3,600 gallons per day PHOTOS--(TOP) - The Melville. (BOTTOM) The Marinetraffic map. The green martini glass is the MSP AIS receiver.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:42:40 +0000
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