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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Tansei Maru

Last Updated - 2/10/2005
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: Japan

NODC Code:

49TD
    Call Sign: Unknown
Owner: Independent Administrative Institution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth (JAMSTEC)
Operator: Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Contact:
Address: Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
15-1, 1-Chome, Minamidai
Nakanoa-Ku, Tokyo 164 Japan
Telephone: 03-3376-1251
Fax: 03-3375-6716
Email:
Year Built: 1982
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Ship Schedule via its Home Page

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 51  m
  Breadth: 9.2  m
  Freeboard to working deck: Unknown
  Max. draft: 3.7  m
   

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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: 610  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: 162  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 12  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 31  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
Unknown
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: Unknown
  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: 6200  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 12  kts.
  Max. Speed: Unknown
  Endurance: Unknown
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 7
  Other crew: 27
  Scientists: 11
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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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:  1500 at 720rpm
Propeller Diameter:  2.65   m Max. RPM:   Unknown

Total power auxiliary diesels:  Unknown
  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: Gyro compass, Radar & Rayons, Hybrid nav. syst including Loren c, NNSS, GPS, Doppler Log
  Communications Equipment: Fax SatCom
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Unknown
  GPS: Unknown
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: 10kHz, Rb Frequency Standard
  Sonar Type: Fisheries 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: 4  
    Steel Wire Length: 7000  m,  safe working load:  10  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  4000  m , safe working load:  2  tons
    Trawl winch length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
    Other Winches:
      Length:  7000  m , safe working load:  1  tons
     
  Gantry: Position: Stern, Midships
   

Clearance above deck:  4  m , and outboard extension:  2  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  5  tons

       
  Crane: Position: Midships
   

Clearance above deck:  4  m  and outboard extension:  2  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
  Classification Society: Unknown
  Others, Specify: Japanese Government
     
 
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