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: Chinook (historical)
Captain:
Length: 50 feet
Beam: 11.5 feet
Draft: 4.5 feet
Speed: 10 knots
Displacement: 26 tons
Hull: Welded Steel
Year: 1947

Comments:
(Historical Listing - No longer serving as a research vessel) The DNR has donated the Chinook to the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan in Alpena, MI. The museum plans to turn the Chinook into an exhibit.

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Electrical Power:	110 V AC Onan generator and 12 V DC
Water Supplies:	20 gal. fresh water
Refrigerators / Freezers:
Incubators / Water Baths:
Vacuum Pumps:
P.H. Meters:	VWR
D.O. Meters:	YSI
Conductivity:
Lab Space:	0
Other:	(Historical Data - No longer serving as a research vessel)

Radar:	Raytheon R21 XX
GPS:
Radio:	Raymarine VHF
Depth Sounders:	Raymarine E-120 Chartplotter
Other:	No longer serving as a research vessel

Winches / Cranes:	Hydraulic PTO from main engine powers gill net lifters (30
CTD`s BT`s:	6 BT's (0-220ft)
Niskin Bottles:
Corers:
Grabs:	Ponar
Other:	No longer serving as a research vessel

Trawl Nets:	3 small (16ft) bottom trawls 12 ft, 33 ft, 40ft, 50ft, and 60 ft, larger bottom trawls
Plankton Nets:	1/3 m, 1/2 m, 1m plankton nets, 1x2m neutson net
Other:	no longer serving as a research vessel

Wind Speed / Direction:	Yes wind speed; No direction
Thermometer:
Barometer:	Yes
Other:	no longer serving as a research vessel The R/V Tanner replaced the R/V Chinook, which operated on the Great Lakes from 1947 to 2016. The 50-foot, steel-hulled R/V Chinook, previously known as Patrol Boat #3, was first commissioned as a Department of Conservation Great Lakes Law Enforcement vessel. She gained her name in 1968 when she was transferred to the Fisheries Division\'s Alpena Great Lakes Station. The R/V Chinook will become a static display at the Jesse Besser Museum in Alpena highlighting her work in commercial law enforcement and fisheries research

Institution Required Certification:
Certification Captain:	100 ton Great Lakes
Certification Crew:
Certification Engineer:

Home Port:	Alpena, Michigan
Home Port Lake:	Lake Huron
Institution:	Alpena Great Lakes Fishery Station - Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
Contact Name:	J Johnson
Address:	160 E. Fletcher
City:	Alpena
State / Province:	Michigan
Country:	United States
Postal / Zip Code:	49707
Phone:	517 356-3232
Fax:	517 356-1951
Email:	diemondj@michigan.gov

Crew Size ( inc. Captain ):	6
Number of Scientists Vessel can Accommodate:	2
Field Season:	From April to November
Operation Days / Year:	94
Schedule Finalized in:	April

- 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:	No

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