NOAAS John N. Cobb
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The NOAA Ship John N. Cobb is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel.
She was built at Western Boatbuilding Company in Tacoma, Washington. She was launched on January 16, 1950 and commissioned on February 18, 1950 by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
She is named after fisheries researcher John N. Cobb and is the oldest in the NOAA fleet. The wooden hull of the ship is 93 feet (28 m) long. The ship has a total of 13 bunk spaces. The mess room can serve eight for meals. She carries a complement of two NOAA Corps officers, six crew, including two licensed engineers, and can accommodate up to four scientists.
The deck equipment features three winches and one boom crane. This equipment gives the John N. Cobb a lifting capacity of up to 4,800 pounds (2,200 kg) as well 7,200 feet (2,200 m) of cable that can pull up to 14,000 pounds (6,400 kg).
In support of her primary mission of fishery and living marine resource research for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) division of NOAA, the ship is equipped with a shallow water echo sounder, a fishfinder, forward looking sonar and netsonde. She has 150 square feet (14 m²) of lab space. A 17-foot (5.2 m) fiberglass boat is available for utility or rescue operations.
