Communications Flashcards
Ships Radar
FURUNO 72nautical miles / LOS 19
Dead reckoning tracer
Plots travel from a known starting point to determine location.
Anderson
Faster recovery , circle , tight turning.
Williamson
Low visibility or night , good reciprocal of original track
Race track
Good visibility when straight approach is desired.
Y back
Submarines due to the danger of the screw.
If you’re in STBD port side bot turns stbd port to kick screw away from you
Length of ship
643’ 8” bow to stern
Beam of ship
85’ widest part startboard to port
Draft
28’ keel to water line
Displacement tons
22,750 tons
Speed
22kts
Complement
1,098
Transmitters
4 URT - 23Ds
Circuit HF global
Frequency 2-30 MHz
HF Antennas
2 vertical whips 2 fan wires
Trusses whip vertical whip and aft fan wire
UHF antennas
OE-82 trash can
Stub mast
EPIRB
Emergency positioning indicating radio beacon