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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Meteor

Last Updated - 4/30/2004
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: Germany

NODC Code:

06MT
    Call Sign: DBBH
Owner: Federal Republic of Germany
Operator: Leitstelle Forschungsschiffe, Universitaet Hamburg
Contact: Captain M. Berkenheger
Address: Universitaet Hamburg
Zentrum fuer Meeres- u. Klimaforschung, Leitstelle Forschungsschiffe,
Bundesstrasse 53, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Telephone: +49 40 428 38 3974
Fax: +49 40 428 38 4644
Email: leitstelle@ifm.uni-hamburg.de
Year Built: 1986
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 97.5  m
  Breadth: 16.5  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 7.7  m
  Max. draft: 5.6  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity:
  Operating Area: Primarily Atlantic and Indian Oceans
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 3990  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: 470  m3
  Wet Labs Area: Unknown
  Dry Lab Area: Unknown
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
130  m3
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 12  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: Unknown
  Space for container lab: Unknown
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 10  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 12  kts.
  Max. Speed: Unknown
  Endurance: 45  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: Unknown
  Other crew: 32
  Scientists: 30
  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:

 
Unknown
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: Unknown
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  4   make:  Diesel El
Power (BHP) each engine:  1000kW
Propeller Diameter:  Unknown
  m Max. RPM:   750
Total power auxiliary diesels:  919   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: Unknown
     kVA: Unknown
    Phases: Unknown
   

Frequency:

Unknown
   

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: Unknown
  Communications Equipment: Unknown
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Unknown
  GPS: Unknown
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Unknown
  Sonar Type: Unknown
  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: Unknown  
    Steel Wire Length: Unknown  safe working load:  Unknown
    Conducting Cable Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
    Trawl winch length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
    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: Unknown
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown  and outboard extension:  Unknown

   

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: Unknown
     
 
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