Lake Guardian

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The Lake Guardian on Lake Erie.
History
NameLake Guardian
Owner United States Environmental Protection Agency
Port of registry Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Launched1981
Identification
Statusin active service [1]
Notes Lake Guardian ship website
General characteristics
Type Dredger/Research vessel
Tonnage959  GT
Displacement850 tons
Length180 ft (55 m) [2]
Beam40 ft (12 m) [2]
Draft11 ft (3.4 m) [2]
Depth14 ft (4.3 m) [2]
Ice classC [2]
Installed power
  • 2 x 1,200 hp Caterpillar diesels
  • 1 x 300 hp Cummins bow thruster
Propulsion2 x 4-blade stainless steel propellers, in Kort nozzles
Speed11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) [2]
Range6,000 miles (9,700 km) [2]
Boats & landing
craft carried		Rescue boat: Ambar 550 RIB with 2 Mercury 60HP 4-stroke outboard motors [3]
Crew14 crew (and 27 scientists) [3]

The Lake Guardian is a research vessel that serves on the Great Lakes. [4] She is owned by the EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO), assisting in monitoring and reporting on the status and trends of the Great Lakes ecosystem. She has three onboard laboratories: a general purpose or "wet" laboratory, chemistry, and biology.

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  1. 1 2 3 "USEPA LAKE GUARDIAN Dredger Dredger". MarineTraffic. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Great Lakes Monitoring: The Lake Guardian - General Specifications". epa.gov. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Great Lakes Monitoring: The Lake Guardian - Scientific Work Spaces and Equipment Specifications". epa.gov. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Research Vessel Lake Guardian, United States Environmental Protection Agency
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