MV Anton Dohrn

Carnegie Institution vessel Anton Dohrn on 4 July 1911 shortly after delivery in June
History
United States
NameAnton Dorhn
NamesakeGerman biologist Anton Dohrn (1840–1909)
Owner
  • Carnegie Institution (1911–1940)
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1940–1947)
Operator
  • Carnegie Institution (1911–1917)
  • U.S. Navy (1917–1919)
  • Carnegie Institution (1919–1940)
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1940–1947)
BuilderMiami Yacht & Machine Company, Miami, Florida
Cost$25,000
Completed1911
AcquiredJune 1911
Commissioned(USN) 5 October 1917
Decommissioned(USN) 2 January 1919
Maiden voyage3 June 1911
Out of serviceafter 1947
Refit1940
FateNew Bedford—Cuttyhunk Island mail boat after April 1947
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage45 GRT
Length
  • 70 ft (21.3 m) LOA[2][3]
  • 71 ft 0 in (21.6 m) LOA[4]
  • 66 ft (20.1 m)WL[2]
  • 64 ft 1 in (19.5 m)[3]WL
Beam
  • 16 ft (4.9 m)[2]
  • 16 ft 9 in (5.1 m) extreme[3]
  • 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)[4]
Draft
  • 5 ft (1.5 m)[2]
  • 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
  • 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) aft[4]
Depth7 ft (2.1 m)[3]
Speed
  • 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h)[2]
  • 10.5 knots (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h)[4]
Range
  • 875 nautical miles (1,007 mi; 1,620 km) at 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h)
  • 1,350 nautical miles (1,550 mi; 2,500 km) at 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h)[1]
Endurance87.5 hours (10 knots), 169 hours (8 knots)[1]
ComplementNavy: 9[4]
Armament

Anton Dohrn[a] was a motor yacht built during 1911 and delivered to the Carnegie Institution of Washington in June 1911 for use at its Department of Marine Biology laboratory at Dry Tortugas, Florida. The institution leased the vessel to the United States Navy for use as a patrol boat during World War I to serve as USS Anton Dohrn 5 October 1917 – 2 January 1919. The vessel remained in service for the institution until 1940 when Anton Dohrn was given to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution which used the vessel until 1947 for work between the Gulf of Maine and New Jersey. In 1947 the vessel was sold for use as a mail boat between New Bedford and Cuttyhunk Island.

  1. ^ a b Mayer 1911, p. 121.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mayer 1911, p. 120.
  3. ^ a b c d e Lloyd's Register of American Yachts 1917.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Anton Dohrn.


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