R/V Malcolm Baldrige Technical Details

The R/V Malcolm Baldrige (previously Researcher ^r103) is owned by the U.S. Department of Commerce and operated by NOAA. The basic features of the vessel are described below.

• Port of registration: Miami, Florida
• Call sign: WTER
• Operator: NOAA
• Launched: October 1968
• Delivered: June 1970
• Commissioned: October 1970
• Basic Dimensions:
  • Length: 84.8 m
  • Beam: 15.5 m
  • Draft: 5.6 m
  • Gross tons: 2802
  • Power: 3200 hp
  • Maximum speed: 15.0 knots
  • Cruise speed: 13.0 knots
• Personnel: crew: 36; scientists: 14
• Navigation Equipment: Radar Loran SatNav Gyro DopLog
• Hull: welded steel (ice-strengthened)
• Cranes: Stern, Midships