Deep-sea research ship

Facts:

PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

Length (over all)	115.30m
Breadth (over all)	23.55m
Draught (design)	6.20m
Accommodation	35 Crew / 40 Scientists

 

CLASS NOTATION
GL + 100 A5 E NAV OC BWM DP1, SPS-Research Vessel + MC E AUT RP3 (50%)
ICES CRR 209 compliant

 

GENSETS
Four Diesel Generators MAN 8L21 / 31

 

ELECTRICAL DRIVE MOTOR
Two asynchronous motors, 1750 kW each

 

STEERING EQUIPMENT

• Two twist-flow full spade rudders with Costa-Bulb
• One retractable bow thruster 1200 kW
• One bow thruster 800 kW
• One stern thruster 650 kW

 

EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT

• Selective catalytic reduction for all gensets incl. emergency diesel generator
• Particle filter for emergency diesel generator 

 

WASTE TREATMENT
Incinerator incl. exhaust gas treatment for all kinds of waste

 

LIFTING GEAR

• One Stern A-Frame, SWL 30 t
• One telescopic jib boom, SDL 250 kN, if erected: SWL 16 t
• One telescopic jib boom fitted inside the hangar, SDL 70 kN   
• One overhead crane fitted inside the Hangar, SWL 1,5 t
• One verhead gantry crane fitted inside the main hold for stowage of scientific equipment, SWL 2x7,5 t
• Two telescopic cranes, SWL 2,0 t  
• One telescopic crane, SWL 0,5 t   

 

CONTAINER CAPACITY (mobile scientific equipment)

• Twenty-four containerslots for 20’ container
• Twenty-eight containerslots for 10’ container

 

SCIENTIFIC WINCHES

• Three friction winches
• Three storage winches (for rope and cables up to 12000 m length / 18 mm diameter or up to 8000 m length / 28 mm diameter)
• Three single conductor winches
• One rewinding winch (mobile)
• Automatic heave compensation system for parallel use of up to two friction winches 
• One auxiliary winch (mobile)
• One horizontal capstan (mobile)
• One storage winch (mobile)
• Two seismic winches (mobile)
• Three containerized winches for fishery

 

HYDROACOUSTICS

• Multibeam echo sounder for seabed mapping and bathymetry in shallow and deep water EM 122
• Multibeam echo sounder for seabed mapping EM 710
• Deep-sea parametric sub-bottom profiler PARASOUND P70
• Hydrographic echo sounder EA 600
• Scientific echo sounder equipment SIMRAD EK 60
• Omnidirectional sonar SIMRAD SX 90   
• Long-range 3D acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP)
• Acoustic positioning system POSIDONIA

 

GEOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT (for seismic)   

• One Airgun distribution station
• Two sets of removable Airgun-rails 
• Four seismic compressors, working pressure 208 bar

LABORATORIES AND SCIENTIFIC ROOMS   

• Two wet laboratories
• Four dry laboratories
• Two (2) specific temperature-controlled laboratories 
• Hangar
• Different measuring stations
• Hydroacoustic laboratories
• Gravimeter room
• Salinometer room
• Plotter room
• Cold storage room
• Deep-freeze storage room
• Scientific store rooms
• Specific Workshops

 

ON-BOARD DATA ACQUISITION

• Two separate data networks (data aquisition / user network)
• Fibre-optic backbone networks per each cabin four
• 1000-MBit-Ethernet outlets
• Fifty workstation PC's
• Duplicated servers, ups-powered
• DAVIS-SHIP data aquisition software incl. backup
• DAVIS-MAIL email software system incl. firewall