State of Florida Institute of Oceanography

The Research Vessel Bellows

Crew:

    Thomas M. Worle, Marine Captain
    K.C. O'Dunn, Assistant Marine Captain
    Thomas Lee, Marine Cook/Deckhand

Specifications:

 

LENGTH:

71 Ft

FUEL CAPACITY:

3000

BEAM:

20 Ft

POTABLE WATER:

1500

DRAFT:

4 Ft

ENDURANCE:

10 DAYS

CRUISING:

8.5 Kts

CREW:

3

RANGE:

1200 Nm

SCIENTISTS:

10

MAIN PROPULSION SYSTEM:

    (2) GM 6-71 diesel engines, 400 HP total,

    through Allison marine gears.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

    Two Detroit 3-71 diesels with 40 KW,

    120/208 V, 3 phase generators.

     

COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT:

    (1) ICOM M700 SSB Transceiver;

    (1) Stevens SEA 222 SSB Transceiver;

    (1) ICOM M125 VHF Transceiver;

    (1) ICOM M502 VHF Transceiver;

    (1) Furuno DFAX Weather FAX Receiver;

    (1) WaveCall 2100RM Satellite Telephone

    with Data & Voice capability;

    (1) Motorola 120E Cellular Telephone.

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT:

    (2) Northstar 941X Differential GPS;

    (1) M800 Northstar LORAN C;

    (1) Furuno 1411 72-NM Color Radar;

    (1) Furuno 1941 48-NM    Radar with

    video chart display and electronic plotter.

ECHO SOUNDERS:

    (1) Furuno FE 881 MK II Depth Recorder;

    (1) Furuno FCV 292 Color Depth Sounder,

    with 50 Meter capability.

WINCHES:

    (1) Hydraulic CTD Winch,

     with 500 meters of .322", 3-conductor cable;

    (1) Hydraulic Trawling Winch,

    with 1,800 meters of 5/16" cable;

    (1) Hydraulic Hydrographic Winch,

    with 1,800 meters of 3/16" cable;

    (1) Auxiliary Davit Winch on 01 Deck,

    for small boat deployment & special applications.

    - Other Winches and cable sizes provided on request.

U-FRAME:

    Stern location, 14 ft wide x 16 ft high, hydraulically driven with a travel distance 3 ft fore, and 3 ft aft.

A-FRAME:

    Starboard aft; width 6 ft, height 10 ft, fixed with 2x6 ft hero platform.

SIDE BOOM:

    Starboard side extending 13 ft for plankton/neuston tows.

WORK BOATS:

    13 ft Boston Whaler, 25 hp outboard; 12 ft Inflatable with 15 hp outboard available upon request..

QUARTERS:

    10 berths for scientists; 

    3 berths for crew;

    2 heads with showers;

    Fully air-conditioned living spaces.

WORK AREA:

    185 sq. ft. dry/wet air conditioned 12' x 14' laboratory, refrigerator/freezer space; Salt water system; 275 sq. ft. afterdeck area.

SCIENTIFIC STORAGE:

         600 cu.ft. in Wet Lab.

SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT:

    (3) Sea-Bird SBE-25 CTDs (optional instrumentation available upon request);

    (1) Sea-Bird SBE-32 Carousel Water sampler

    (5 liter max. bottle size);

    - Niskin Bottles (1.7, 5, 8, 30 liter sizes available);

    - Bathysystems XBT Launchers;

    - Various Sediment Grabs & Coring Devices available.

The Research Vessel BELLOWS is operated by the Florida Institute of Oceanography on behalf of the State of Florida and the State University System. It is designated and certified as an Oceanographic Research Vessel by the US Coast Guard. The normal operational areas for the BELLOWS are the Gulf of Mexico, SE Atlantic, Bahamas and the northern Caribbean Sea. Research disciplines supported are Biological, Physical, Seismic, Geological, Environmental and Weather. Numerous universities and agencies, both state and federal are users of the BELLOWS.

The BELLOWS is available, fully found, to government agencies, universities, colleges and private industry for research and teaching cruises at competitive rates. It's shallow draft makes it ideal for estuarine, coastal Caribbean and Bahaman Island research.