.jpg) NOAAS McArthur (S 330) sometime between 1970 and 2003
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| History | |
|---|---|
  U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey | |
| Name | USC&GS McArthur (CSS 30) |
| Namesake | William Pope McArthur (1814–1850), a United States Coast Survey officer who pioneered hydrographic survey work on the United States West Coast |
| Builder | Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Norfolk, Virginia |
| Laid down | 15 July 1965 |
| Launched | 15 November 1965 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Jack K. Bennett |
| Commissioned | 15 December 1966 |
| Fate | Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970 |
 NOAA | |
| Name | NOAAS McArthur (S 330) |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Acquired | Transferred from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 3 October 1970 |
| Decommissioned | 20 May 2003 |
| Homeport | Seattle, Washington |
| Nickname(s) | "Mini-Mac" (after commissioning of the larger NOAAS McArthur II (R 330), known as "Big Mac," in May 2003)[1] |
| Fate | Sold to Blackwater Worldwide 2006 |
| Name | M/V McArthur |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Owner | Academi |
| Operator | Academi |
| Port of registry |  United States |
| Acquired | 2006 |
| In service | September 2007 |
| Homeport | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Identification | IMO number: 6602082 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics (survey ship) | |
| Class and type | McArthur-class hydrographic survey ship S1-MT-70a |
| Tonnage | 854 gross register tons; 207 net register tons |
| Displacement | 995 tons (full load) |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 12.1 ft (3.7 m) |
| Installed power | 1,600 horsepower (2.1 megawatts) |
| Propulsion | Two General Motors diesel engines, twin controllable-pitch propellers, 186 tons fuel |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Range | 6,000 nautical miles at 12 knots |
| Endurance | 17 days |
| Complement | Either 23 (6 officers and 17 crew) plus up to 13 scientists[2] or 38 (8 NOAA Corps officers, 3 licensed engineers, and 27 other crew), plus up to 2 scientists[3] |
| Notes | 440 kilowatts electrical power; Hydroplot PDP 11/34 computer |
| General characteristics (maritime security ship) | |
| Class and type | none |
| Type | Private maritime security ship and training ship |
| Tonnage | 854 gross register tons; 207 net register tons |
| Displacement | 995 tons (full load) |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 12.1 ft (3.7 m) |
| Installed power | 1,600 horsepower (2.1 megawatts) |
| Propulsion | Two General Motors diesel engines, twin controllable-pitch propellers, 186 tons fuel |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Range | 6,000 nautical miles at 12 knots |
| Endurance | 17 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Three rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) |
| Complement | 45 (includes 35 private security personnel) |
| Aircraft carried | Two MH-6 Little Bird helicopters |
NOAAS McArthur (S 330), was an American survey ship in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 2003. Prior to her NOAA career she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1966 to 1970 as USC&GS McArthur (CSS-30).
In 2007, the ship went into private service with Blackwater Worldwide (later known as Blackwater USA, Xe Services LLC, and Academi) as the maritime security and training ship M/V McArthur
- ^ NOAA Ship McArthur II / R-330 Welcome aboard Packet - noaa.gov - Retrieved December 27, 2007
- ^ Per NOAA Marine Operations (at http://www.moc.noaa.gov/ar1/index.html).
- ^ Per Combat Fleets of the World 1984/85, p. 987.