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Technical Information

General Information
Length Overall 137’
Length on Deck 98’
Displacement Tonnage 150
Gross Tonnage 97
Beam 24’
Draft 8’9”
Number of Sails 10
Sail Area 4597 sq. ft.
Mast Height 95’
Heads 3
Berths 32
Day Sail Capacity 50
Fuel Capacity 960 gal.
Fresh Water Capacity 850 gal.
Sewage Capacity 670 gal.
Grey Water Capacity 640 gal.
Main Engines 2x180 HP
Generator 20 kW
Distance Learning Equipment
Inmarsat Capsat Fleet 77 communications satellite antennae (MPDS 64 kbps ISDN thru-put)
Wireless 802.11 Antennae (11MB thru-put, w/ 4 nm range)
Canon Power Shot Digital Camera
Nextel Cellular Modem (19.2 kb thru-put)
Polycom Codec Camera (H.320 at up to 64kbps, Satellite & H.323 at up to 768kbps, TCP/IP network, wired or wireless)
Navigation Equipment & Electronics
Color RADAR 2
Depth Sounder 1
DGPS VHF Chart Plotter 1
SSB Radio 1
MF/HF Radio 1
Weather Fax 1
NAVTEX Receiver 1
Satellite Comm. Station 2
Automatic Identification System 1
Computer Workstations 2
Large VIdeo Display 1
DVD/VCR 1
Sampling Equipment
Niskin Tow Winch 1000 meter ¼” wire
Bottles 6 (2.5 L Cap.)
Gravity Corer 1
Ponar Grab 2
Plankton Nets 1
Bottom trawl 1
Microscopes 5
Incubator 1
Centrifuge 1
Lamotte Surface Sampler 1
YSI 6600 Multi-parameter Sonde 1
Hach DO Photometer 1
Oakton pH tester 1
SSEC Sun Photometer 1
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Calendar

May

Showing through May 19th.. CENTENNIAL: STEAMING THROUGH THE AMERICAN CENTURY

A series of 32 photographs of the S.S. St. Mary's Challenger by Milwaukee Photojournalist Christopher Winters.

 

03

FILM: INLAND SEAS: Understanding and Protecting the Waters of the Great Lakes

Showing every Saturday and Sunday in May. more..

  

03

SCOUT Program : Webelos Engineer Activity

 

04

MPTV Film Series: Coming to Milwaukee

Tuesday, April 22 - Wednesday, May 4

 

06

ADULT Program: Graphic Design Seminar

 

09

SLEEP-IN Program

Discovery World is yours to explore all night long!

  

13

ADULT Program: Graphic Design Seminar

  

15

MEMBERS NIGHT!

Join us for the Ira Flatow lecture, film preview, sneak peak of the Briggs and Stratton Milwaukee Muscle exhibit, and more!

 

17

FAMILY Program : Build a Backyard Weather Station

 

20

MPTV Film Series: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times

Tuesday, May 20 - Wednesday, June 8