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KATHERINE WALKER'S CHARACTERISTICS

Side Profile

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

Katherine Wallker Working Buoys

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Last Modified 8/15/2012