APL-UW - About APL-UW - Facilities and Funding

Located in Henderson Hall on the University of Washington campus, the Laboratory is equipped with specialized facilities for physical and medical acoustics research, microwave remote sensing, image processing, electronic system development, transducer development, and pressure testing, as well as a machine shop and a library. APL-UW owns and operates two research vessels and the university operates several others.

Research and development at APL-UW is funded entirely by grants and contracts, primarily with government mission agencies including the U.S. Navy, National Science Foundation, NASA, U.S. Army, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Institutes of Health, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. More information about the Laboratory is available in the Biennial Reports.

	Laboratory for Environmental Cryosphere Science
	This laboratory features two walk-in freezers for which temperature can be individually controlled. An adjacent room-temperature space is equipped with a window to the freezers and a fume hood. Researchers at the Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington developed this facility to advance the interdisciplinary study of physics, biology, and chemistry at subfreezing temperatures. This facility is accessible to all APL-UW researchers. For information, please contact: coldroom-users@apl.washington.edu

APL-UW Research Vessels

APL-UW has pier facilities on nearby Lake Union equipped with davits/hoists for loading vessels; there are vehicles and forklifts available to transport heavy equipment. There are also various small boats available to support marine operations. Access to Puget Sound and deep water is available through a nearby system of locks.



	The R/V Robertson was added to the APL-UW fleet in September 2008. The vessel features generous lab space on the main level, ample deck space, and operator's locator for good view of the deck and over-the-side operations, and bunk, galley, and head facilities. The A-frame, utility hoist, 12-ft wide folding swim step, and two hull wells allow multiple, flexible instrumentation deployment. Specifications Specs and Plans Length: 56'-8" Breadth: 19'-0" Draft: 5'-0" Freeboard (aft): 4'-0" Construction: Fiberglass w/ aluminum work deck Speed: 0.5–10 kts Operating area: Puget Sound, Strait of Juan De Fuca and the coastal waters of Washington, Oregon, and Vancouver Island Range: 740 n mi Fuel: 1200 gal Water: 500 gal Main Engine: 455 HP - John Deere 6125AFM Bowthruster: 40 HP - 12" tunnel Electrical System: 240 VAC, 3 PH., 60 Hz 24 VDC Generators: 55 KW and 20 KW - Northern Lights UPS: 4000 Watt - Xantrex SW4024 Work deck: 418 sq. ft. Swim step: 12'W x 3'D x 1' above WL (folding) Bolt Pattern: 3/4"-10 deck bolt sockets on aft deck (2'x 2' pattern) Deck Load: 6 LT (4' CG above work deck) A-Frame: 6,000 lb. (12'H x 12'W) A-Frame Winch: 6,000 lb with 50 ft. of 1/2" Spectra line Crane: Morgan 40-3L with 23 ft. reach and 30,000 ft.lb. capacity Utility Winch: Nordic 32 Series - 1000' of 1" line, 3,950 lb. full line pull Anchor Winch: 1000' of 1/2" wire, 90' of 5/8" chain plus 145# Forfjord Stern Winches: (2) 1000' of 3/8" wire, 90' of 3/8" chain plus 90# Forfjord Hydraulic System: 21 GPM @ 2900 PSI Air Compressor: 8.5 CFM @ 135 PSI (30 gal. tank) Lab: 286 sq. ft. Wet Wells: 19" and 10" Berthing: 6 persons Galley: Stove, refrigerator, and microwave/convection oven Head: (1) marine head with sink and shower Holding Tank: 200 gal. capacity Fire Extinguishing: Fixed engine room and (8) hand held extinguisers ADCP: RDI model WHVM-300 CTD: SBE 911 with SBE 32SC Carousel—(12) 2.5-liter bottles Compass: JRC JLR-20 GPS compass DGPS: Northstar 952XD Electronic Chart: Nobeltec AIS: Furuno FA-150 Radar: Furuno FR8062 (72nm range) Furuno 1832 (36nm range) Autopilot: Simrad AP50 Depth: Furuno FCV-1100L (50/200 KHZ) VHF: (2) Standard-Horizon GX1500S Phone: Cellular base station w/ fax - 3 watt amp and ext. antenna Data/Internet: 3G/4G Moble wireless router - Top Global MB6800 Wind: R.M. Young (05106MA) Hailer/Intercom: Furuno LH3000 Liferaft: DBC 12 person (SOLAS B) EPIRB: ACR Globalfix 406MHZ CAT. 1 Lifejackets: 18 type 1, 8 work vest, 12 survival suit, 4 exp. suit		The R/V J.E. Henderson is a 70-foot steel-hulled catamaran vessel with a large interior lab space, a traveling overhead hoist, and a large wet well between the hulls. It is equipped with full instrumentation for calibration of underwater acoustic equipment. Accurate measurements can be made of transmit and receive responses, radiation patterns, and all transducer parameters. The vessel is only operated on the inland waters of Puget Sound and Lake Washington.