R/V NAUVOO
NOAA F-4902
NAUVOO brochure as an Adobe Acrobat file (PDF).
The NOAA Research Vessel NAUVOO is owned and operated by NOAA's Fisheries Service and homeported at the James J. Howard Marine Sciences
Laboratory of Highlands, New Jersey. The vessel was acquired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2002 and converted from a 49 foot BUSL Buoy Tender to an inshore, fisheries and oceanographic research platform. Why NAUVOO? Nauvoo, NJ was a local fishing village in the mid 1800's. For more information see History - Borough of Sea Bright, NJ.
The vessel is fully-equipped to operate
up to 20 nautical miles off-shore and typically carries out the following operations:
- Deployment and recovery of oceanographic buoys and moorings
- Trawling, Dredging, and Deployment of Fixed Gear to support near coastal fisheries research and stock assessment
- Collection of Plankton using surface and mid-water gear
- Scientific Diving Operations
- Collection of Sediment Cores using Benthic Grabs and Gravity Corers
- Deployment of Hydrographic Survey Equipment
- Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring
In addition to supporting the missions of NOAA Fisheries, the NAUVOO can perform services for various federal, state and local agencies, schools and others with coastal research and management interests.
Contact
Officer in Charge: LTjg Amanda Goeller
Phone: 732-872-3095 or 732-986-5073
Email: Amanda.Goeller@noaa.gov or Peter.Plantamura@noaa.gov
Vessel Characteristics
| Length Over All |
49.6 feet |
| Beam |
16.8 feet |
| Draft |
5.6 feet |
| Displacement |
35.57 Long-Tons |
| Maximum Speed |
11 Knots |
| Service Speed |
10 Knots |
| Range (at 10 knots) |
300 Nautical Miles |
| Endurance |
4 Days |
| Embarked Personnel |
Officer, 1 Crew, 6 Scientists and Passengers |
| Propulsion |
Twin 8V-71 Detroit Diesel Engines @ 305 HP Each |
| Power |
22kW, 120/240 60 Hertz, 120 Amps |
Deck Equipment
Anchor Windlass
Vetus Den Ouden Alexander III
Main Trawl Winches
Two Pullmaster H12 Winches
Wire Capacity:
(1/4-inch Wire Rope) 2237 feet
(1/2-inch Wire Rope) 636 feet
Free spool equipment and brake controls installed
A-Frame Cargo Winches
Two Pullmaster KPL8 Winches
Wire Capacity:
(1/4-inch Wire Rope) 684 feet
A-Frame
Height - 18 feet 1-1/16 inch x Width - 12 feet
Safe Working Load of 4500 pounds
Net Reel
Aluminum Net Reel with Direct Drive Motor
Dimensions: Width - 6 feet x Flange Diameter - 3 feet
Deck Area
225 square-feet
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