The Princess II is ideally suited for oceanographic work because she was originally built as an ocean-going trawler and has heavy machinery on board and large deck areas. She has a cruising range in excess of 4,000 nautical miles and spacious accommodation. There is a large capacity of power generation on board enabling Princess II to produce 110 Kilowatts of power.
She then traveled to New Guinea and towed a tug boat to the Solomon Islands, an 800 mile tow in heavy winds. On arrival in the Solomons, she was engaged by the International Red Cross for two months on humanitarian relief work. |
