Great Lakes Association of Science Ships

General Info
Schedule Info
Operational Info
Lab Equipment
Navigational Info
Lift Capacity
Fish and Plankton Gear
Meteorological Equipment
Certification Details
Institution & Contact Info

Name: Barney Devine (Historical)
Captain: Bastar, Brandon
Length: 54 feet
Beam: 14.5 feet
Draft: 6 feet
Speed: 10 knots
Displacement: 42 tons
Hull: Steel/fish tug
Year: 1937

Comments:

The Barney Devine was built by Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, WI. Built in 1937 the R/V Barney Devine was the oldest active research vessel in the Great Lakes until replacement. She was a modified commercial fish tug with a home port of Sturgeon Bay, WI.

After 75 years of service, she has been replaced by R/V Coregonus.

The Barney Devine was sold to a commercial fisherman and is now commercial fishing on the shores of Lake Superior.

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Electrical Power:	8 KW generator
Water Supplies:	Hot and Cold Lake water
Refrigerators / Freezers:	Can Supply
Incubators / Water Baths:
Vacuum Pumps:	Can Supply
P.H. Meters:	Can Supply
D.O. Meters:	Can Supply
Conductivity:	Can Supply
Lab Space:
Other:	Water temp and cont. surface temp

Radar:	Furuno 48-mile
GPS:	GPS 941 x D / Garmin 215 GPS Map
Radio:	ship-to-shore, cell phone
Depth Sounders:	Color Furuno Sounder/ & Graph
Other:

Winches / Cranes:	Crosley gill net lifter
CTD`s BT`s:	Yes
Niskin Bottles:	Yes
Corers:
Grabs:	Yes
Other:	Most small samplers can be lifted with the net lifter.

Trawl Nets:
Plankton Nets:
Other:	60 boxes of gillnets 1000ft stretched mesh sizes between 1.5 to 5 monofilament and multifilament

Wind Speed / Direction:
Thermometer:	Mercury
Barometer:
Other:

Institution Required Certification:
Certification Captain:	Brandon Bastar
Certification Crew:	Tim Kroeff
Certification Engineer:

Home Port:	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Home Port Lake:	Lake Michigan
Institution:	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Contact Name:	Brandon Bastar
Address:	110 S. Neenah
City:	Sturgeon Bay
State / Province:	Wisconsin
Country:	United States
Postal / Zip Code:	54235
Phone:	920 746 2881
Fax:	920 746 2863
Email:	brandon.bastar@wisconsin.gov

Crew Size ( inc. Captain ):	3
Number of Scientists Vessel can Accommodate:	5
Field Season:	Year Round
Operation Days / Year:	70
Schedule Finalized in:	March

- 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:

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