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| Ship‘s Basic | |
| Owner | German Ministry for Education & Research |
| Operator | Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven |
| Flag | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Built | Detlef Hegemann Roland-Werft GmbH & Co. KG, Berne 1990 |
| Type | Multipurpose Research Vessel |
| Classification | GL + 100 A5 E2 ‚Special Ship‘ + MC E2 Aut. |
| Dimensions and main data | |
| Tonnage | 1322 GT / 396 NT |
| Lenght o.a. | 54.59 m |
| Beam | 12.50 m |
| Draught | 4.16 m |
| Freeboard | 1,93 m |
| Speed | abt. 12.5 kn |
| Cruising radius | abt. 7500 sm |
| Fuel Capacity | 144 t |
| Freshwater Capacity | 21.9 t |
| Aquarium Water | 29 t |
| RO fresh water production | 3 t/day |
| Engines | |
| Main Engine | 3 x KHD-MWM TDB-604 L 6 each 525 kW |
| Propulsion | DMT DC-motor GC 395/103/6 1100 kW |
| Aux. Equipment | Schottel Pump-Jet 620 kW, Special rudder type ‚Becker‘, Intering stabilizer tank |
| Generators | 3 x 800 kVA, 380 V, 50 Hz, 1 x 228 kVA, 380 V, 50 Hz, 1 x 40 kVA, 380 V, 50 Hz, main generators, habour generator, aux. generator |
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Network
Ship’s network 380/220 V, 50 Hz via transformer
Stabilized network 380/220 V, 50 Hz via alternator
Lifting Gear
A-frame SWL 3t, gallow SWL 3t, main crane max. 6t, aux. cranes 0.99 t
Winches
fishery winch 2 x 1200 m / 18 mm; 4 t net winder, net monitor winch 1200 m/ 11 mm; special (4-drum) winch: 3000 m coax cable / 8 mm; 3400 m steel wire / 6 mm; 1200 m coax cable / 11 mm; 2400 m coax cable / 11 mm
Accomodation
11 crewmembers and max. 12 scientists
Nautical Equipment
Gyrocompass, 2 x autopilot, 2 radars, radio navigation systems: NMS 2000, MK 53B, Trimble 10X, Seral SR3 with colour plotter, radio direction finder, doppler-log Dolog 22 D, EM-log Naviknot II
Acoustic Equipment
Navigation echo sounder, net monitoring system, sediment echo sounder, 2 fishery echo sounders
Communication
Telephone, 2 x talk-back systems, data collection and distribution system for nautical, meteorological and all kind of data (pc based), HF-SSB-radio telephone 1.6-30mc, VHF units, GMDSS A1, A2, A3, Fleet 55, weather fax receiver
Laboratories
Dry laboratory abt. 42 sq.m, wet laboratory abt. 28 sq.m, freezing laboratory abt. 9 sq.m, multipurpose laboratory abt. 22 sq.m, space for containers abt. 38 sq.m
Supplies
380/220 V, 50 Hz network, 220 V, 50 Hz stabilized network, 220 V, 50 Hz UPS, pressed air 4 bar, industrial water, pure seawater, data distribution system ‚DATADIS‘, remote control for acoustic systems
More information:
- Website Alfred-Wegener-Institut