Acadia Specifications

Built: 1913, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

Builders: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd.

Official Registry Number: 133535

Dimensions:
Length: 55.7 metres (181'9'')
Breadth: 10.19 metres (33'7")
Depth: 5.79 metres (19'1")

Tonnage: 846 gross registered tons

Boats: 2 gasoline survey launches (during some periods, 4), 2 cutters/lifeboats

Crew: 51

Hydrographic staff: 15

Engine: Triple expansion

Cylinder diameters: 43.18 cm (17"), 71.12 cm (28"), 1.17 m (46")

Stroke: 65.58 cm (27")

Horse power: 1715

Top speed: 12.5 knots

Boilers: Scotch, Forced draft
Working pressure: 185 psi.
Diameter: 3.41 metres (11'3")
Length: 3.48 metres (11'6")

 

Wartime Armament

1917-1919: 1 x 4" Gun, 2 x 12 pounder guns

1939-1945: 1 x 4" Gun, 1 x 2 pounder AA gun & 8 depth charges