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NOAA Ship ''Albatross IV'' (R 342), originally BCF ''Albatross IV'', was a fisheries research ship in commission in the United States Fish and Wildlife Services Bureau of Commercial Fisheries from 1963 to 1970 and in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2008. ==Construction and characteristics== ''Albatross IV'' was built at Southern Shipbuilding in Slidell, Louisiana. She was launched in April 1962. The ice-strengthened hull of the ship was 187 feet (57 meters) long. The ship had a total of 38 bunk spaces. Between the crew and officers mess rooms, the ship could seat 21 for meals. She carried a complement of 21—4 NOAA Corps officers, 1 civilian officer, and 16 crew (including 3 licensed engineers -- and in addition could accommodate up to 14 scientists. Her deck equipment featured four winches, one boom crane, an A-frame, a J-frame, and a portable gantry. This equipment gave ''Albatross IV'' a lifting capacity of up to 10,000 pounds (4,530 kilograms) as well 20,000 feet (6,090 meters) of cable that can pull up to 16,000 pounds (7,250 kilograms). Each of the winches serves a specialized function ranging from trawling and dredging to hydrographic surveys. In support of her primary mission of fishery and living marine resource research for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) division of NOAA, the ship had shallow- and deep-water echo sounders, a fishfinder, and an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). Additional scientific equipment included a thermosalinograph and a fluorometer. She had 800 square feet (74 square meters) of laboratory space with specialty labs for plankton and oceanographic chemistry. A 16-foot (4.8 m) launch was available for utility or rescue operations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「NOAAS Albatross IV (R 342)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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