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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Vidal Gormaz

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Main Activities
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Capacities & Workspaces
Range, Speed, Endurance
Accommodations
DP Equipment
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Coring Specs
Underwater Vehicles
Diving Capabilities
Engineering Design
Navigation & Communications
Acoustics & Profiling
Winches, Gantries & Cranes
Construction
Country: Chile

NODC Code:

20VD
    Call Sign: Unknown
Owner:
Operator: Servicio Hidrografico Y Oceanografico De La Armada De Chile
Contact: Lt Cdr. Espinoza
Address: Servicio Hidrografico Y Oceanografico De La Armada De Chile Errazuriz 232, Playa Ancha
Casilla 324
Valparaiso Chile
Telephone: 56-32 282697
Fax: 283537
Email:
Year Built: 1965
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 63.35  m
  Breadth: 12  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 1.9  m
  Max. draft: Unknown
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Oceanography
  Operating Area:
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 1490  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: 58  m3
  Fuel: 306  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 19  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 130  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
Unknown
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 10  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: 102  m2
  Space for container lab: 4 x 6  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 10000  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 10  kts.
  Max. Speed: 12  kts.
  Endurance: 35  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 6
  Other crew: 25
  Scientists: 15
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: 2 X PC 486DX; 2 Sun Workstations IPX
  Printing/Plotting: Unknown
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: Unknown
  CTD Type: Unknown
  CTD Tow able: Unknown
  CTD Oxygen Sensing: Unknown
  CTD Transmissivity: Unknown
  CTD Fluormeter: Unknown
  CTD Rosette: Unknown
     

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Coring Specifications:

  Coring Capabilities Aboard: Unknown
  Grab Sampler: Unknown
  Box Corer: Unknown
  Gravity Corer: Unknown
  Piston Corer: Unknown
  Multi Corer: Unknown
     

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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:

Unknown
 

Hull Materials:

 
Steel
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: Unknown
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  2   make:  Diesel El
Power (BHP) each engine:  1400 at 200rpm
Propeller Diameter:  2.41   m Max. RPM:   Unknown

Total power auxiliary diesels:  868   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 0/450V 0/450V
     kVA: 750/250
    Phases: 3/3
   

Frequency:

60/60  Hz
   

Stabilized System:   VAC   AMPs    Hz

 

DC

  360V   Volts with  150  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Radar SatNav Gyro DopLog
  Communications Equipment: Fax
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Unknown
  GPS: Unknown
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: 3kHz 12kHz
  Sonar Type: Sector-scan
  Sea Surface Mapping System: Unknown
  Side Scanning: Unknown
  Multibeam: Unknown
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: Unknown
  Silent Ship Operations: Unknown
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 1  
    Steel Wire Length: 9000  m,  safe working load:  1  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  7600  m , safe working load:  Unknown
    Trawl winch length:  9999  m , safe working load:  11  tons
    Other Winches:
      Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
     
  Gantry: Position: Unknown
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown , and outboard extension:  Unknown

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Crane: Position: Stern
   

Clearance above deck:  16  m  and outboard extension:  14  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Unknown
  Classification Society: Unknown
  Others, Specify: US Navy
     
 
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