1983 Chesapeake Passenger/Research Vessel Boat in San Pedro, CA 90731 US

M/V ENHYDRA" is a 112ft Steel Passenger/Research Vessel with a 29ft Beam. 22 Staterooms, Lab, Galley, Twin C-16 Caterpillar Diesels (New in 2022) with low hours reported. "Enhydra", bearing U.S. Document No. 654894 and Hull No. D-301, was constructed by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland, of steel in 1983.
The vessel is a twin screw, diesel powered, Passenger/Research Vessel with overnight accommodations. The hull construction is of 1/4" steel plating. The hull, decks, topsides, frames and stringers are all 1/4" steel. Boarding the vessel through a door on the side of the ship, puts you on the first deck. Going forward through the galley area and up another stairway puts you on the second deck.


Out the forward section, across the deck and up a set of stairs puts you into the pilothouse. The pilothouse is the operations center of the vessel, with adequate navigational equipment and engine monitoring instrumentation.


Down a set of stairs and back into the interior of the vessel, this second level is all staterooms. There are six (6) staterooms on the port side and four (4) staterooms on the starboard side. Each stateroom has a set of single berths, one over the other, and an en-suite, enclosed marine toilet with a shower and vanity. Aft of the staterooms on the starboard side is a cabin which is dedicated to laundry and air conditioning equipment. The forward suite on the port side has one double berth, this is the captain's quarters.


Down another set of stairs takes you to the first deck. The forward section of the first deck is the galley. Here there is all commercial galley equipment for cooking and feeding a large gathering of passengers. Aft of the galley and down the starboard side is an open area dedicated to eating as well as entertainment. There is a TV on the bulkhead. Further aft on the starboard side, there are seven (7) cabins. Six of them are staterooms and one is a lab. Down the port side, there are five (5) staterooms. Again, these all have a set of over/under berths and an en-suite, enclosed marine toilet with shower and vanity. Down a set of stairs amidships, puts you into the crew's quarters where there are four (4) staterooms, each with a set of over/under berths, enclosed marine toilet, shower and vanity.
Back up to the first deck level, going aft and down a set of stairs puts you into the engine room. In the engine space, there are the two (2) main engines and two (2) large generators, the port generator powering a hydraulic pump. This pump powers up the bow thruster. The firefighting pumps are located between the engines. One of the two is electric, and the second is a power take off, of the starboard engine. Both the engines and generators have dry stacks, with the exhaust going out the side of the vessel. In the sole of the first deck there are man hatches in a number of locations, providing access to the dead spaces for inspecting the hull. The aft hatch gives access to the rudder posts and steering mechanisms.

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