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| Main Features |
| length | 94.8 m |
| beam | 19.2 m |
| draught | 7.0 m |
| max. speed | 15 kn |
| endurance | 35 days |
| range | 7 500 nm |
| temperature range – air | -30° - +45°C |
| temperature range – water | -2° - +35°C |
| scientists/crew | 22 / 21 persons |
| scientific load | 150 t |
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| Machinery |
| 2 MAN diesel engines | each 1600 kW |
| 2 MAN diesel engines | each 1200 kW |
| 2 Schottel POD-propulsions | each 2050 kW |
| 1 Schottel pump jet | 1900 kW |
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| Navigation |
| 2 GPS (DGPS) |
| 2 Radars (X- and S-band) |
| dynamic positioning system |
| auto-track system |
| Doppler-log, EM-log |
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| Safety Equipment |
| sliding life boat for 46 persons |
| life rafts for 90 persons |
| 46 survival suits |
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| General Installations |
fin stabilization system
(Blohm & Voss) |
Intering anti-rolling tanks
(Rolls-Royce)
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| waste water treatment |
| waste incinerator |
| weather station |
| workshops (deck, machinery, electric, electronic) |
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| Lifting Devices |
| A-frame: |
| SWL: | 20 t |
| height: | 10 m |
| width: | 5 m |
| range: | 3 m behind stern to 8 m inboard |
| large sliding beam: |
| SWL: | 20 t |
| height: | 8 to 13 m |
| range: | 4 m inboard to 3 outboard |
| small sliding beam: |
| SWL: | 7 t |
| height | 5 m |
| range: | 5 m inboard to 3 m outboard |
| 3 cranes: SWL: | 5 t each |
| 2 cranes: SWL: | 1.5 t each |
| 2 crane crabs (hangar, storage room) |
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| Scientific Winches |
| 2 friction winches |
| 2 storage winches | (7200 m, 18 mm Ø, glass-fiber-hybrid cable,
conductor cable or wire) |
| 2 cable winches | (6200 m, 11 mm Ø conductor cable) |
| serial winch | (3000 m, 6 mm Ø, wire) |
| working winch | (5000 m, 11 mm Ø, wire) |
| 2 auxiliary winches | (22 mm Ø, 50 m) |
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| Laboratories and Scientific Rooms |
| altogether ca. 700 m2: |
| observation room | working room |
| meeting room | chemistry lab |
| dry lab | hydro-acoustic center |
| pulser-station | hangar |
| wet lab | salinometer room |
| gravimeter room | storage room |
| cold-lab | deep-freeze store |
| winch room | hydro-acoustic room |
| gas-bottle storage |
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| HYDRO-ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT |
| deep-water multibeam echo sounder |
| shallow-water multibeam echo sounder |
| sub-bottom profiler (Parasound) |
| ADCP (75 kHz) |
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| Other Scientific Equipment |
| air gun array |
| coring device | (max. 24 m core-length) |
| 2 hydrographic wells | (clear width: 1.2 x q.2 m) |
| ‘flying cable system’ |
| data management system |
| data distribution system | (LAN network) |
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| Working Deck |
| area about 350 m |
| wooden coverage with heated working area |
| screw-socket grid (M24) and container grid |
| container space: |
| 34 10’-normal containers |
| 7 20’ lab-containers (5 inside) |
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| Accomodation |
| 30 single-berth cabins | (with shower + WC) |
| 8 double-berth cabins | (with shower and WC) |
| 2 dining rooms with bar |
| fitness room and sauna |
