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Ship‘s Basic
Owner State of Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Germany
Operator Baltic Sea Research Institute Warnemünde, Germany
Flag Federal Republic of Germany
Built Built 1951 at VEB Shipyard in Rosslau and equipped in the Peene Shipyard in Wolgast, an extensive improvement of the scientific equipment took place in 1993
Type Multipurpose Research Vessel
Classification GL 100 A3 ME
Dimensions and main data
Tonnage 307 GT / 92 NT
Lenght o.a. 38,58 m
Beam 7,28 m
Draught 3,50 m
Freeboard 0,70 m
Speed abt. 8 kn service speed (maximum 9 kn)
Consumption 1,5 t gas oil/day at service speed
Fuel Capacity 40 cbm gas oil
Freshwater Capacity 36 cbm
Engines
Main Engine type 8 NVD 36, 220 kW
Propulsion propeller
Aux. Equipment Schottel Pump-Jet 620 kW, Special rudder type ‚Becker‘, Intering stabilizer tank
Generators 2 diesel generators (67 kW each)
Voltage 380/220V, 50 Hz partly stabilized






Lifting Gear

Hydraulic cantilewer 3 t/ 7 m (3m outboard) with a winch 500m / Ø 13mm

 

Winches

CTD-winch: 1500m coaxial tross cable 8,2mm, hydraulic double drum winch: 2t, 600m coaxial tross cable Ø 8,2mm/1000m steel rope 6mm

 

Accomodation

10 crewmembers and 9 scientists (11 on short tracks), 1 and 2-bed cabins

 

Nautical Equipment

2 radars, gyrocompass, auto-pilote, 3 echo sounders, doppler log, 2 DGPS-Systems, track plotter, electronic chart system

 

Scientific Equipment

DWD-weather-station, Data collection and distribution system DATADIS incl. Surface water thermosalinograph, ADCP, 1 echo sounder for sediment, LAN

 

Communication

GSM- Telephone and Fax, INMARSAT mini-M Telephone and Fax, IRIDIUM, digital data transmission, walky talkies, wireless station with GMDSS, Telex

 

Laboratories

Chemical laboratory 13 sq.m, bio laboratory 6 sq.m, computer laboratory 6 sq.m, hydro laboratory 9 sq.m, evaluation room 4 sq.m, all laboratories have DATADIS-connection, some laboratories with fresh water, some with sea water

 

 

More information:

 

- Download flyer RV Prof. A. Penck

- Voyage plan 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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