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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Tangaroa

Last Updated - 8/15/2001
Main Activities
Dimensions
Capacities & Workspaces
Range, Speed, Endurance
Accommodations
DP Equipment
CTD Specs
Coring Specs
Underwater Vehicles
Diving Capabilities
Engineering Design
Navigation & Communications
Acoustics & Profiling
Winches, Gantries & Cranes
Construction
Country: New Zealand

NODC Code:

Unknown
    Call Sign: ZMFR
Owner: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited (NIWA) - NIWA Vessel Management Limited
Operator: NIWA Vessel Management Limited
Contact: Mr Clive Glover, General Manager
Address: 301 Evans Bay Parade, Greta Point
P O Box 14 901, Kilbirnie
Wellington, New Zealand
Telephone: + 64 4 386 0300
Fax: + 64 4 386 0555
Email: c.glover@niwa.cri.nz
Year Built: 1991
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 70  m
  Breadth: 13.8  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 1  m
  Max. draft: 7.2  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Marine Science
  Operating Area: Mainly within South Pacific, New Zealand Continental Shelf and Antarctic Region
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 2282  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: 485  m3
  Fuel: 681  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 120  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 240  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
82  m3
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 10  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: filtered
  Free Working Deck Area: 200  m2
  Space for container lab: yes  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: yes  m
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 18000  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 12.5  kts.
  Max. Speed: 16  kts.
  Endurance: 60  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 5
  Other crew: 8
  Scientists: 25
  Air Conditioned:  No
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: Datacom, Unix-Dos Network
  Printing/Plotting: Unknown
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: Seabird 911plus system is mobilised as required
  CTD Type: Seabird 911plus
  CTD Tow able: no
  CTD Oxygen Sensing: yes
  CTD Transmissivity: yes
  CTD Fluormeter: yes
  CTD Rosette: yes
     

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Coring Specifications:

  Coring Capabilities Aboard: Rock dredges, grab samplers and bottom corers mobilised as required
  Grab Sampler: yes
  Box Corer: yes
  Gravity Corer: yes
  Piston Corer: yes
  Multi Corer: yes
     

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Underwater Vehicle Capabilities:

  Underwater Vehicle Support: Unknown
  ROVs: Unknown
  AUVs: Unknown
  Submersibles: Unknown
     

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Diving Support:

  Diving Capabilities: Unknown
     

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Engineering Design Particulars

 

Ice Breaking Ability:

Ice strengthened hull (DNV Ice 1C)
 

Hull Materials:

 
Steel
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: Unknown
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  1   make:  Wartsila Vasa 8R 32D
Power (BHP) each engine:  4000 at 750rpm
Propeller Diameter:  4.6   m Max. RPM:   130
Total power auxiliary diesels:  1600   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 0/440V /240V
     kVA: Unknown
    Phases: 3/1
   

Frequency:

60/60  Hz
   

Stabilized System:  Unknown  VAC  Unknown  AMPs   Unknown  Hz

 

DC

  24V   Volts with  Unknown  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Radars, SatNav, Gyro, Autopilot, Video plotter, DopLog, echo sounders
  Communications Equipment: Cell phone/fax (64 25 427 510), Satcom, Radio,
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Satcom system B (voice - 008 72 3 512 01127, fax- 008 72 3 512 01128, data- 008 72 3 512 01129, HSD- 008 72 3 512 01788, email - tangaroa@niwa.cri.nz) Satcom system C (email - 451200427@telstra.ves.net)
  GPS: Magnavox 4200, Furuno GP 500, Ashtech 3DF ADU,
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Simard EK 500 (12, 27, 38, 120 kHz), Simrad EA 500 (12, 120 kHz), Kaijo Denki KMC 2000 (12kHz)
  Sonar Type: sub bottom profiler ORE model 140 (3.5kHz).
  Sea Surface Mapping System: Unknown
  Side Scanning: Klein dual frequency towed system (mobilised as required)
  Multibeam: Simrad EM300 (30kHz) with velocity profiler & TSS POS/MV motion sensor
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: RDI Broad Band acoustic profiler (150 kHz)
  Silent Ship Operations: Unknown
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 10  
    Steel Wire Length: 2500  m,  safe working load:  12  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  1200  m , safe working load:  0  tons
    Trawl winch length:  4000  m , safe working load:  12  tons
    Other Winches:
      Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
     
  Gantry: Position: Stern, Midships A frame
   

Clearance above deck:  6  m , and outboard extension:  Unknown

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  5  tons

       
  Crane: Position: 3 Seacrans - Stern, Midships
   

Clearance above deck:  7  m  and outboard extension:  7  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  1  tons

       
  Other:   CTD winch 2000-3000m
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Unknown
  Classification Society: DNV
  Others, Specify: Lloyds Safe Ship Management system
     
 
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