Artist's conception shows the new 387-foot U.S. Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter (WHEO-701). Displacing 3,945 long tons, she will have a 51-foot beam, a depth of 29 feet 9 inches, and will draw 17 feet 6 inches of water. Driven by a single steam turbine engine delivering 10,000 shp, the cutter will have a maximum speed of 20 knots. Equipped with fully automated steam propulsion, radio and ocean data systems, the WHEO-701 will be the first multi-disciplined American research ship specially designed for operating from the fringes of the polar ice packs to the tropics. The new cutter will have accommodations for about 133 officers and men, including 14 to 16 scientists. Completion of the vessel is expected in 1972.
New Research Ship Approved (Coast Guard Cutter WHEO-701)
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An artist's conception shows the Coast Guard's new 387-foot high endurance cutter WHEO-701, displacing 3,945 long tons with a single steam turbine of 10,000 shp for 20 knots. Fully automated and equipped with radio and ocean data systems, it is described as the first multi-disciplined American research ship designed to work from the polar ice fringes to the tropics, accommodating about 133 officers and men plus 14 to 16 scientists. Completion is expected in 1972.
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Organization
- U.S. Coast Guard operator
Vessel
- WHEO-701 387-ft High Endurance Cutter, 3,945 long tons, 10,000 shp
Transcribed from the January 15, 1969 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.