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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Agulhas

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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: South Africa

NODC Code:

Unknown
    Call Sign: ZSAF
Owner:
Operator: Marine and Coastal Management
Contact: Chris Smith
Address: Foretrust House, Martin Hammerschlag Way
Private Bag X2
Rogge Bay 8012, Cape Town, Rep S. Africa
Telephone: +27-21-402 3110
Fax: +27-21- 252 920
Email: jcsmith@sfri.wcape.gov.za
Year Built: 1977
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 111.95  m
  Breadth: 18.05  m
  Freeboard to working deck: Unknown
  Max. draft: 6.045  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Antarctic Supply/Oceanographic Research Vessel
  Operating Area:
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 6122.96  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: 3687  m3
  Fuel: Unknown
  Wet Labs Area: Unknown
  Dry Lab Area: Unknown
  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: 15000  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 12.5  kts.
  Max. Speed: 14  kts.
  Endurance: 90  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: Unknown
  Other crew: 40
  Scientists: 98
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: SFRI Distributed Data System, controlled via an industrial grade 486 computer and interfaced to wide range of navigational, meteorological and winch sensors
  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: General Oceanics 12 x 8 litre rosette
     

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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:

LRS Ice Class 1
 

Hull Materials:

 
Steel Hulled, Ice strengthened
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: Unknown
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  Unknown   make:  Unknown
Power (BHP) each engine:  Unknown

Propeller Diameter:  Unknown
  m Max. RPM:   Unknown
Total power auxiliary diesels:  Unknown
  HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 220V
     kVA: Unknown
    Phases: Unknown
   

Frequency:

50  Hz
   

Stabilized System:   VAC  Unknown  AMPs    Hz

 

DC

  Unknown   Volts with  Unknown  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Radar
  Communications Equipment: Unknown
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Unknown
  GPS: GPS
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Nippon Electric Co. MS 74 deep sea echo sounder, 12 kHz Nippon Electric Co. NE 515 sub-bottom profiler, 3,5 and 7kHz
  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: 2  
    Steel Wire Length: Unknown  safe working load:  5  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  7000  m , 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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