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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Newton

Last Updated - 4/27/2005
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: UK

NODC Code:

Unknown
    Call Sign: GURN
Owner: Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Operator: MoD, Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
Contact: Richard Craig, General Manager
Address: RMAS HQ, H.M. Mooring Depot
Fort Road, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire
England, UK SA72 6TB
Telephone: 044 (0) 1646 683235 Ext. 228
Fax:
Email: gm-rmas@a.dii.mod.uk
Year Built: 1976
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 98.6  m
  Breadth: 16  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 3.4  m
  Max. draft: 5.4  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Fleet Trials, Meteorolgical observation
  Operating Area: Worldwide
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 2779  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: Unknown
  Wet Labs Area: 18  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 71  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: Foredeck, upper hold, afterdeck  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: Unknown
  Cruising Speed: 10  kts.
  Max. Speed: 12.5  kts.
  Endurance: 22  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 10
  Other crew: 17
  Scientists: 12
  Air Conditioned:
     

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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:  3   make:  Ruston RK215, GEC Diesel Electric Drive Kort nozzl
Power (BHP) each engine:  4350 BHP
Propeller Diameter:  Unknown
  m Max. RPM:   Unknown
Total power auxiliary diesels:  Unknown
  HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 440/240/200/115 VAC
     kVA: 250/50/25/10/5/8/
    Phases: 60/400
   

Frequency:

Unknown
   

Stabilized System:  Unknown  VAC  Unknown  AMPs   Unknown  Hz

 

DC

  24 VDC   Volts with  Unknown  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Autopilot, Speed log, Radar, weatherfax
  Communications Equipment: GMDSS, Area A3, 3s/GO, Lifeguard, Warden 4C
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Inmarsat,
  GPS: Unknown
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Unknown
  Sonar Type: Sonar 2008 Underwater Telephone
  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: Fore Deck, Quarter Deck Starboard (1.4 tonnes at 11.85 m)
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown  and outboard extension:  20  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Scotts Ship Building Ltd., Greenock, Scotland, UK
  Classification Society: Unknown
  Others, Specify: Unknown
     
 
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