For other ships with the same name, see USS Littlehales.
NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222), in 2022.
History
United States
Name
Littlehales
Namesake
George Washington Littlehales
Builder
Halter Marine, Inc., Moss Point, Mississippi
Laid down
October 25, 1989
Launched
February 14, 1991
Completed
January 10, 1992 (delivered to U.S. Navy)
Identification
IMO number: 8892033
Fate
Transferred to NOAA, March 3, 2003
Notes
Served in U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command as USNS Littlehales (T-AGS-52), 1992-2003
United States
Name
Thomas Jefferson
Namesake
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third President of the United States (1801-1809), who authorized the Survey of the Coast, the earliest ancestor organization of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in 1807
Owner
NOAA
Operator
NOAA
Acquired
March 3, 2003
Commissioned
July 8, 2003
Homeport
Norfolk, Virginia
Identification
IMO number: 8892033
MMSI number: 369958000
Callsign: WTEA
Hull number: S222
Status
Active in NOAA Atlantic Fleet
General characteristics
Type
Hydrographic survey vessel
Tonnage
1,466 tons (gross)
Displacement
2,000 tons (loaded)
Length
208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Beam
45.0 ft (13.7 m)
Draft
14.0 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power
2,550 brake horsepower (3.4 megawatts) main engine
One General Motors EMD12-645F7B turbocharged 900-rpm diesel engine, one Detroit Diesel 6V92N cruising diesel, one screw
Speed
14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (max)
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (sustained)
4–6 knots (7.4–11.1 km/h; 4.6–6.9 mph) on cruising diesel
Range
19,200 nautical miles (35,600 km; 22,100 mi)
Endurance
45 days
Boats & landing craft carried
Two 29.0 ft (8.8 m) survey launches, one 23.75 ft (7.24 m) (Zodiac) rigid-hulled inflatable boat
Complement
19 crew, 4 licensed engineers, 8 NOAA Corps commissioned officer, and up to 11 scientists
Notes
1,200 kilowatts electrical power
NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hydrographic survey vessel in service since 2003. The ship was built for the United States Navy as USNS Littlehales (T-AGS-52) serving as one of two new coastal hydrographic survey vessels from 1992 until transfer to NOAA in 2003 when it was named after Founding Father and third U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson.
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