USS Albatross (1882)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Albatross.
The second USS Albatross, often seen as USFC Albatross in scientific literature citations,[1] was an iron-hulled, twin-screw steamship in the United States Navy and reputedly the first research ship ever built especially for marine research.
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Name | USS Albatross |
Ordered | 1881 |
Builder | Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, DE |
Cost | US$190,000 |
Laid down | March 1882 |
Launched | 9 August 1882 |
Commissioned | 11 November 1882 |
Decommissioned | 29 October 1921 |
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Type | research ship |
Tonnage | 691 GRT, 470 NRT |
Displacement | 638 long tons (648 t) |
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Beam | 27.6 ft (8.4 m) |
Draft | 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) |
Depth | 16.6 ft (5.1 m) |
Installed power | 109 NHP |
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Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 110 |
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