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Name: Lake Explorer II
Captain:
Length: 90 feet
Beam: 23 feet
Draft: 7.2 feet
Speed: 10 knots
Displacement: 220 tons
Hull: Steel
Year: 1966

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Crew Size ( inc. Captain ): 5
Number of Scientists Vessel can Accommodate: 6
Field Season: May - October
Operation Days / Year: 60
Schedule Finalized in:
- No, does not contain option.   - Yes, contains option.
Science Officer in Crew?:
Crew Provides Onboard Science Support?:
Payment In Kind? Time on Another Ship?
Fuel as a type of "Payment in Kind"?
Needed Equipment as a type of "Payment In Kind"?
"Piggyback" Research Permitted When Possible?
Encourage Crosstraining other Agencies with Vessel and Crew?
Vessel made available to outside Researchers?
Outside Research Payment:
Electrical Power: 110vac
Water Supplies: potable, lake
Refrigerators / Freezers: yes, both
Incubators / Water Baths: No
Vacuum Pumps: Yes
P.H. Meters: Yes
D.O. Meters: Yes
Conductivity: Yes
Lab Space:
Other:
Radar: Furuno (2)
GPS: GP-33, SC-70
Radio: Furuno RadioTelephone (2)
Depth Sounders: Yes
Other:
Winches / Cranes: Yes
CTD`s BT`s: SBE911 Rosette, SBE19plus(2)
Niskin Bottles: Yes,
Corers: 0.25m3
Grabs: PONAR
Other:
Trawl Nets: Tucker
Plankton Nets: 153, 63, Mysis
Other:
Wind Speed / Direction: Yes, Young
Thermometer: Yes, air and water
Barometer: Yes
Other:
Institution Required Certification:
Certification Captain: USCG 200 ton Master
Certification Crew: USCG 50 ton Mate
Certification Engineer: USCG DDE
Home Port: Duluth, Minnesota
Home Port Lake: Lake Superior
Institution: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact Name:
Address: 6201 Congdon Blvd
City: Duluth
State / Province: MN
Country: United States
Postal / Zip Code: 55804
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