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KATHERINE WALKER'S CHARACTERISTICS
- Length—175 ft
- Beam—36 ft
- Draft (full load) - 8.5 ft
- Displacement (full load) - 840 LT
- Buoy Deck Area—1335 sq ft
- Buoy Deck Load Capability—80,000 lbs
- Crane Capability—20,000 lbs
- Design Cruising Speed - 11 knots
- Design Cruising Range - 3000 nautical miles
- Design Ice Breaking Capability - 9 inches @ 3 knots; 18 inches ramming
- Officers—2
- Enlisted—22
EQUIPMENT
- Main Engine—2 CAT 3508, 990 HP @1500 RPM
- Propulsion—2 Ulstein/Rolls Royce 360 degree steerable Z-Drives
- Bow Thruster— Electric Motor, 500 HP
- Electric Power - 3 CAT 3406; 285 KW
- Crane—10 ton hydraulic, 42’ boom
Last Modified 8/29/2008