This article is about USNS Indomitable (T-AGOS-7), which later became NOAAS McArthur II (R 330) and still later, the DSSV Pressure Drop. For McArthur II's predecessor in NOAA, see NOAAS McArthur (S 330).
USNS Indomitable
History
United States
Name
USNS Indomitable
Namesake
Indomitable: Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Operator
Military Sealift Command
Builder
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington
Laid down
26 January 1985
Launched
16 July 1985
Acquired
26 November 1985 (delivered to U.S. Navy)
In service
1 December 1985
Out of service
2 December 2002
Stricken
2 December 2002
Identification
Hull number: T-AGOS-7
Fate
Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 9 December 2002
NOAAS McArthur II
United States
Name
NOAAS McArthur II
Namesake
William Pope McArthur
Builder
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington
Acquired
9 December 2002 (from U.S. Navy)
Commissioned
20 May 2003
Decommissioned
18 June 2014
Homeport
Seattle, Washington
Identification
Hull number: R 330
IMO number: 8833867
MMSI number: 367843000
Callsign: WTEJ
Nickname(s)
"Big Mac"[1]
Status
Inactive in NOAA Pacific Fleet
General characteristics (as U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ship)
Class and type
Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship
Displacement
1,565 long tons (1,590 t) (light)
2,535 long tons (2,576 t) (full load)
Length
224 ft (68 m)
Beam
43 ft (13 m)
Draft
15 ft (4.6 m)
Installed power
1,600 hp (1,200 kW)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric: Two General Electric 800 hp (600 kW) diesel engines, two shafts
Speed
11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement
33 (15 U.S. Navy personnel, 18 civilians)
General characteristics (as NOAA research ship)
Type
ex-U.S. Navy Stalwart-class oceanographic research ship
Tonnage
1,486 GT
786 DWT
Displacement
1,650 long tons (1,680 t) (light)
2,301 long tons (2,338 t) (full load)
Length
224 ft (68 m)
Beam
43 ft (13 m)
Draft
15 ft (4.6 m)
Installed power
Two General Electric diesel engines (2 × 800 hp (600 kW))
Propulsion
Diesel-electric; two shafts
Fixed pitch propellers
550 hp (410 kW) General Electric Harbor Master bow thruster
Speed
10.5 to 11 knots (19.4 to 20.4 km/h; 12.1 to 12.7 mph) (sustained)[5]
Range
8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Endurance
30 or 45 days[4]
Boats & landing craft carried
One 24 ft (7.3 m) Zodiac rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB); one 21 ft (6.4 m) Zodiac RHIB
Complement
Either 22 (5 officers, 4 licensed engineers, and 13 other crew) or 24 (4 officers, 3 licensed engineers, and 17 other crew)[2] plus up to either 15 scientists on domestic voyages or up to 14 scientists plus a Public Health Service during international voyages; or 21 (5 officers, 3 licensed engineers, and 13 other crew, plus 10 to 15 scientists[3]
Sensors and processing systems
One Furuno X-band radar, one Furuno S-band radar, both for navigation and collision avoidance; two depth sounders; a Furino Automated Identification System; several Global Positioning System receivers; Sperry MK227 gyrocompass
USNS Indomitable (T-AGOS-7) was a United States Navy Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship in service from 1985 to 2002. From 2003 until 18 June 2014, she was in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as the oceanographic research ship NOAAS McArthur II (R 330). As of 2018[update] it serves as a mother ship now named the Deep Submersible Support Vessel (DSSV) Pressure Drop for the crewed deep-ocean research submersible DSV Limiting Factor.
^NOAA Ship McArthur II / R-330 Welcome aboard Packet - noaa.gov - Retrieved December 27, 2007
^These complement numbers represent two contradictory sets of figures on the same page of the ship's home page at NOAA Marine Operations NOAAS McArthur II General Specifications (at http://www.moc.noaa.gov/mt/specs/general.htm).
^Per Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition, p. 1006.
^These two endurance figures are given on the same page of the ship's home page at NOAA Marine Operations NOAAS McArthur II General Specifications (at http://www.moc.noaa.gov/mt/specs/general.htm).
^These two cruising speeds are on the same page of the ship's home page at NOAA Marine Operations NOAAS McArthur II General Specifications (at http://www.moc.noaa.gov/mt/specs/general.htm).
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