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Vessels:
The Laurentian - Research Vessel
Vessel -- LAURENTIAN
Home Port -- Muskegon, Michigan
Institution -- Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Lake Michigan Field Station
Address -- 1431 Beach St.
Muskegon, MI 49441
Contacts -- Dennis Donahue (Mgr.)
TEL: 231 759 5173 / 231 759 2314
FAX: 231 759-2414
CELL: 231 750-6399
EMAIL: donahue@glerl.noaa.gov,
Length (ft.) -- 80
Beam (ft.) -- 21.8
Draft (ft.) -- 8.5
Date Constructed -- 1974
Speed (knots) -- 10
Hull type -- steel
Displacement (tons) -- 129
Crew Size (including Captain) -- 4
Science officer in crew? -- Y
Crew provides shipboard
science support ? -- Y
Number of scientists vessel
can accommodate -- 10
Vessel Field Season
From April to November
Number of Operational Days
in Calendar Year 2001 -- 75
Cruise schedule finalized in -- March
revised and updated
constantly
Vessel time made available to
outside researchers -- Y ( %)
Time made available on:
a) charter/contract basis? -- Y
Fee charged? ($US per day) -- Y
b) "payment in kind" basis
for example, time on
another vessel? -- Y
"Piggyback" sampling by outside
researchers permitted when possible? -- Y ( if chief scientist OK's)
Navigation and Communications
Radar -- Sperry MK12,
Raytheon R404
Loran/ GPS -- Trimble 104,
Magnavox MX200
Radio -- Raytheon Ray 55, SSB Sea 222
Depth Sounders -- Ross D-600D; Ross 250C
Other -- Sperry ST Autopilot, Gyro
Lift Capacity and Water/Sediment
Sampling Equipment
Winches/Cranes --BT winch - 350 lb, Stbd Dual winch 1200 lb, stern winch
lb, conducting cable winch 200 lb, articulating crane 1200 lb
CTD's / BT's -- Seabird
Niskin Bottles -- 10 5-liter, 2 30-liter
Corers -- Piston (on request)
Grabs -- Ponars
Other -- Side scan sonar
Lab Space (sq. ft.) -- 488
Lab Equipment (equipment available on recharge basis)
Electrical Power --
Water Supplies --
Refrigerators / Freezers --
Incubators / Water Baths --
Vacuum Pumps / Filtration --
pH meters --
D.O. meters --
Conductivity --
Other --
Fish and Plankton Sampling Gear
Trawl Net(s) --
Plankton Nets --
Other --
Meteorological Equipment
Wind Speed/Direction -- Y
Temperature -- Y
Barometer -- Y
Other --
