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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Argos

Last Updated - 1/20/2004
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: Sweden

NODC Code:

77AR
    Call Sign: SEPI
Owner: Swedish National Board of Fisheries
Operator: Swedish National Board of Fisheries
Contact: Per Brattén
Address: National Board of Fisheries
P.O. Box 423
SE 401 26 Goteborg, Sweden
Telephone: +46 31 743 03 71
Fax: +46 31 743 04 45
Email: per.bratten@fiskeriverket.se
Year Built: 1974
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 61.17  m
  Breadth: 11.7  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 2.5  m
  Max. draft: 4.8  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Fisheries, Hydrography
  Operating Area:
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 1261  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: 284  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 80  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 72  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
Unknown
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: Unknown
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: 90  m2
  Space for container lab: 6 x 8  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 1000  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 11  kts.
  Max. Speed: 13.8  kts.
  Endurance: 50  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 7
  Other crew: 12
  Scientists: 12
  Air Conditioned: Unknown
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: Unknown
  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
Power (BHP) each engine:  1800 at 400rpm
Propeller Diameter:  2.6   m Max. RPM:   250
Total power auxiliary diesels:  2050   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 380/220V /220V
     kVA: 1300/250
    Phases: 3/3
   

Frequency:

50/50  Hz
   

Stabilized System:  Unknown  VAC  Unknown  AMPs   Unknown  Hz

 

DC

  Unknown   Volts with  Unknown  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

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

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: 48kHz
  Sonar Type: Fisheries
  Sea Surface Mapping System: Unknown
  Side Scanning: Unknown
  Multibeam: Unknown
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: Unknown
  Silent Ship Operations: Silent Ship
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 3  
    Steel Wire Length: 7000  m,  safe working load:  1  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  1500  m , safe working load:  1  tons
    Trawl winch length:  2000  m , safe working load:  1  tons
    Other Winches:
      Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
     
  Gantry: Position: Midships
   

Clearance above deck:  5  m , and outboard extension:  2  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  3  tons

       
  Crane: Position: Stern, Midships
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown  and outboard extension:  12  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  1  tons

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Unknown
  Classification Society: DNV
  Others, Specify: Unknown
     
 
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