FS Elisabeth Mann Borgese

Ship‘s Basic

Owner	Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Management	Technical management: BRIESE Schiffahrt GmbH & Co KG, Abt. Forschungsschifffahrt Scientific coordination: Leibniz- Institut for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW)
Flag	Germany
History:	1987 built as research vessel for German Navy by Kröger-Werft Rendsburg 2010 purchased by Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and converted in 2011 to a multi purpose research vessel at Peene Werft in Wolgast
Type	Multipurpose Research Vessel
Classification	GL 100 A5 M E (Dry Cargo Ship)

Dimensions and main data

BRZ	850
Length o.a.	56,50 m
Length p.p.	50,00 m
Beam	10,80 m
Draught	3,65 m
Free Board	1,70 m
Service Speed	11 kn
Consumption	3,5 t gas oil /day
Bunker capacity	82 m² marine gas oil 26 t drinking water
Cruising range	4000 nm
Container	2 places for 20 ft. à 15 t incl. infrastructure also possible 4x 10 ft. container

Engines

Main Engine	3 diesel generators (520 kW each), Typ MTU 6V 396 TB 53
Propulsion	diesel-electric; Permasyn-motor, single propeller
Manoeuvering propulsion devices	transverse thrusters (147 kW each), at bow and stern
Voltage	660 V, 60 Hz rotary main power 440 V, 60 Hz rotary power supply 220 V 50 Hz in labs as UPS 220 V/380 V 50 Hz for containers 24 V DC

Lifting Gear
Hydraulic crane SWL 4,5 t/ up to 8 m with own winch 400 m
Hydraulic crane 1,5 t/ up to 6 m with own winch 300 m
A- frame 4 t
Provisions Crane on forecastle 0,9 t

Special winches
CTD-winch up to 1500 m with cable Ø12,7 mm,
Double drum hydraulic winch (mobile) 1 t with 600 m coaxial tross cable Ø8,1mm/ 1000 m steel rope 6 mm

Accomodation
11 x one bed cabins, air conditioned
7 x two bed cabins, air conditioned

Navigation Equipment
2 radars, gyrocompass,
ECDIS and auto-pilot,
echo sounders, DOLOG, 3 GPS-Systems

Scientific Equipment
DWD-weather-station,
Data system D-SHIP® by WERUM
Surface water thermosalinograph,
Clean seawater system,
ADCP VM Ocean Surveyor OSII 150 kHz,
SES2000 medium, sediment echo sounder by INNOMAR, 100kHz
R2Sonic 2024, Broadband multibeam
echosounder 200-400 kHz
Motion Reference Unit (MRU) IXSEA Phins
Hydrographic well
CTD-system with vessel swell moving compensation
Utility and fast rescue boat

Communication
GSM- Tel.& Fax, IRIDIUM,
V-SAT- (digital data-transmission),
Wireless station with GMDSS for area A3

Laboratories
all labs with LAN, PC, miscellaneous media,
universal lab 16 m²
cold storage lab (adjustable 4- 23 °C) 11 m²
wet lab 17 m²
CTD room (with gate to outboard) 11 m²
measuring room 8 m²
hydro acoustics control 14 m²
surface registration room 9 m²

Weitere Informationen:
- Download technische Details FS Elisabeth Mann Borgese

- Fahrplan 2013