The research vessel JOHN H. MARTIN was donated to Moss Landing Marine Laboratories by Mr. Jeff Meyer. The 56-foot vessel was built in 1985 by Westport Boat Builders for charter fishing. The JOHN H. MARTIN has been equipped as an oceanographic research vessel capable of trawling, bottom sampling, hydrographic sampling, side scanning, limited geophysical surveying, dive operations and bird/mammal surveys. The outstanding feature of the JOHN H. MARTIN is its speed, enabling rapid transit to and from work sites in and around Monterey Bay. The conversion has added an A-frame, winch, flying bridge observation platform, and a dive ladder. The cabin area can accommodate computers and other dry scientific equipment. The JOHN H. MARTIN is equipped with a Seabird thermosalinograph, a Wetlabs flurometer and an underway data acquisition system.

The specifications of the R/V John H. Martin are: LENGTH:56 ft. BEAM:17 ft. DRAFT:3 ft. 6 in. HORSEPOWER:1300 total PROPULSION:Two Detroit 8V92 TA SPEED:Will cruise at 16 knts. RANGE: knts. with 25% fuel in reserve ELECTRICAL POWER:12 KW Northern Lights Gesnet: 12 VDC, 110/220 VAC CAPACITY:Day trips: 12 scientists plus crew. Berths: 4 WINCH/WIRE:2,000 meters of 1/4 inch single conductor cable on an electric winch. Maximum speed 50 mpm, max load 1,000 lbs. Speed varies based on load and depth. A-FRAME:Height 116", width 102". Maximum lift height will be slightly less depending on sheave and rigging. Maximum working load is 1,000 lbs. COMMUNICATIONS:Cellular phone (831) , Single side band (4146 mHz), VHF channel 16, EPIRB. COST PER HOUR:Refer to Vessel Price List CREW:Captain: Lee Bradford Crew: Kurt Brown SCHEDULING: Contact Maria Kaanapu or Diane Kruse at (831) to arrange scheduling and cruise planning. You can fax a Request for Boat Time Form and/or MLML Cruise Plan to (831) , or see our website or send the same info in an to Cruise Plan

Fantail A-FrameFantail and winch (it has slip rings) Flow through water tap on fantail

Water filtration area Worktable and lunch table (forward) Work table

Since 1986, when Jim finished the vessel's last season as a salmon tender on Prince William Sound, the Shana Rae has supported a sweeping variety of projects across the spectrum of coastal marine research. These efforts have ranged from coring, ROV and dive operations, towed and anchored arrays, benthic and sub-bottom studies, to film work, live critter tagging and tracking, pipeline inspections, and weather balloon launches. Available for COAST September 4-9 R/V SHANA RAE Built in 1980 by Delta Marine Industries of Seattle

On Deck (340 square feet) Stern U-frame: 10'wide, 12'high, 5000-lb. capacity. Primary trawl / CTD winch, with 4000 meters 0.322" torque-balanced, galvanized UNOLS 3-conductor CTD wire. Starboard waist hydraulic boom, 1200-lb. capacity. 3 overhead deck booms with 3000-lb hoisting winches on each; full deck coverage. Hydraulic capacity: 1750 psi operable between 15 and 75 gallons per minute. Hydrographic winch with 1000 meters of 3/16" stainless steel hydrowire. Secondary winch with 150 meters of 1/4" stainless steel hydrowire. Foredeck anchor winch with 330-fathom capability. 40 gallon-per-minute washdown/firehose. Dive ladder suitable for heavy gear. Full shower, galley, freezers, and berthing for seven, total. Modern navigational electronics, including aircraft VHF, Weatherfax, 48-mile radar, and differential GPS plotter. Quartz deck lights aft and powerful sodium floods forward. Mini drylab with clean AC. 4-way anchor spread capability.

Current meter deployment Aft Deck Laser optics deployment Commercial diving