90' Research Passenger Vessel 1974 – KTA19 x 2 – Total 1000 HP

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ID 2326 REF h1 Length: 90' Year: 1974 Location: West Coast Price: $1,500,000
Hull Material: Steel Total HP: 1000
Details:
90' Research Vessel 1974 CORAL SEA For Sale

Formerly it was a US Coast Guard Inspected vessel for carrying passengers for hire, certified for 49 passengers.

Currently there is not a COI on this vessel.

RV CORAL SEA does have a USCG Letter of Designation as an Uninspected Oceanographic Research Vessel valid thru Dec. 2025

Brief History of the R/V Coral Sea.
The keel was laid for the ship on February 16, 1973 at Lindwall Boat Works in Santa Barbara,
California. The ship design was by Shannon Eleuterius and stability calculations were done by
Clyde Leavitt, Naval Engineer. Mr. Glen Miller had the vessel built as a USCG inspected passenger vessel for recreational divers around the Channel Islands of southern California and later used in treasuer hunting. It was a US Coast Guard Inspected vessel for carrying passengers for hire, certified for 49 passengers. The vessel was launched on August 15, 1974, and used by Glen Miller until his death in 1981. Ronald Markowski purchased the vessel in 1981 and used it for dive charters in Florida until 1984. It was seized by the Florida Department of Law enforcement in 1984 during a drug raid and sold at auction to Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) of the Florida Department of Natural Resources. It was renamed Hernan Cortez II. In 1992 Mark Pudloe, Marine Architect, SeaCraft Design, designed a mid- hull addition of 13.5 feet which was added at LaForce Shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The vessel was used by FMRI for research in the
Gulf of Mexico until 1997.

It was purchased by Humboldt State University in 1998. In 2006, both main engines (low
emission Tier II), reduction gears, shafts, propellers, exhaust system and engine controls were
replaced. In 2006 Mark Pudloe completed stability calculations after reconfiguration of the hull
and the addition of a bulbous bow and bow thruster. In 2008 the center generator was replaced
with a new Northern Lights 55 kw tier II low emissions generator, and all new bridge electronics
were installed. In 2009 a $205k grant was received from NSF which allowed for the purchase and
installation of various oceanographic equipment including a Continuous Underway Fish Egg
Sampling (CUFES) system, Sea Bird 25 CTD, Hull mounted RCI-ADCP, SOSI- STW-22L real
time Oceanographic winch with 5,000' ¼" conductive cable, Otter Trawl nets, Lab computers, servers, monitors, flow through system, AIS, DVR camera/security system.
and scaling lasers along with a Konsberg acoustic position system and GPS tracking.


General Specifications
Owner: Cal Poly Humboldt Technical University
Official Number: 559373
Radio Call Sign: WCX 9122
Built: 1974, 1992
Propellers: 48" x 32" 4 bladed
Length: 90 ft.
Beam: 22' 4 "
Draft: 6' 7" fore, 9' aft
Speed Cruise: 10 kn at 1550 rpm
Speed Max: 11 kn at 1800 rpm
Speed Min.: 0.5 kn
Gross Tonnage: 143 ITC
Displacement: 220 tons
Range: 2,700 nm.
Endurance: 10 days
Fuel Capacity: 6,262 gal.
Fuel: 20 gal. / hr. at 1430 rpm/ 8-9 knots
Crew: 2 or more
Total Berths: 14.
Main Engines: (2) KTA 19 m, 2006 500hp ea.
Bow Thruster: Westmar 75 hp. Lab Wet: 45.5 sq. ft.
Generators: 2 @ 55 kw, 1 @ 20 kw
Potable Water Capacity: 3,260 gal.
Holding Tank: 2,000 gal.
Open Deck Space: 440.86 sq. ft

Navigation Communication
Computer: Dell PC Rose Point plotting software
GPS: 2 - Furuno GP-170,
Radar: Furuno 1815 LCD 36 mile Radar: Furuno 1954C-BB 72 mile
Radio-VHF: 2 - ICOM M602 DCS Radio-
VHF: 4 Standard hand held
Radio-SSB: Furuno FS 1503
Autopilot: ComNav 1001
Fathometer: Furuno FCV 1100L 28-
Loud Hailer/Fog: Furuno LH 3000
AIS: Furuno: FA 150
Satellite Compass: Furuno SC-502
Compass: 6 " Dirigo
Steering Stations: Bridge, Starboard Forward, Aft Port: Morse Electronic
Security System: Nuvico NVJV-8000 9 zones

Deck Equipment;
A Frame: 15'6" x 13' 6" 15' swing 5,000 lbs. max
Crane : Hiab 15' 1,500 lbs. max
Main Deck Winch: 2000 m of 7/16 " Markey DES 3
Hydro Winch: 1500 m of 3/16 "
Oceanographic Winch: Sound Ocean Systems STW-1022L, 5,000' data cable
Electrical Power: 110 V- 3 phase 208/480 V two 55 KW generators, 1 Emergency/House 20 KW 3 phase 120/208v
Seawater Supply: Aft sink, Aft deck, CUFES
Anchor Windlass: 360' of 5/8" chain 300 lb. anchor-bow, 2 - 150 lb. anchors- side
Dive Ladder: 6' tubular aluminum
Safety Equipment
Life Jackets: 44 Type 1
Work Vests: 44 Type 5
Survival Suits: 44 Sterns
Life Rafts:, (2) Zodiac 20 person (new 2022)
EPIRB: 1 ACR 406mHz
Life Rings: 7- 3' throwable
Hard Hats: 17,
Fire pump 10 HP seawater
Extinguishers:
18 Hand held
Engine Room: Fixed CO2,
Bilge Alarm: Engine Room Alarm
First Aid Kit, AED

Lab areas:
Lab Dry: 176.17 sq. ft
Wet Lab: 45.5 sq ft. counters
Counters: Waist high, storage
Power: 110 V 20 amp, 220/110 V 20-30 amp
Water: Sink, Freshwater
Dry Lab: 176.17 sq ft.
Water: Sink, Freshwater
Computers: 3 PCs, 1-3 tb server, SBE 33 Carousel, WetStar Chlorophyll, Teledyne RD Deck Box, SBE 45 Micro Thermosalinograph, PDMI CTD power and data system, RCI Work Horse Mariner, 300 kHz Trhu-hull mounted ADCP
GPS: Furuno GP-80 Fathometer: Furuno FCV 5822
Charting: Rose Point Coastal Explorer
Meteorological: Davis Vantage Vue

Scientific Equipment
Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES)
PC Computers with monitors including 32" remote monitor
1-3 tb Server
Teledyne RD Deck Box
SBE 33 Carousel
WetStar Chlorophyll
SBE 45 Micro Thermosalinograph
PDMI CTD Power & Data System
Seawater flow through system
RCI Work Horse Mariner 300 kHz Thru-hull mounted ADCP
Meteorological, Davis Vantage Vue

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