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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Altair

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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: Mexico

NODC Code:

57AL
    Call Sign: Unknown
Owner:
Operator: Secretaria De Marina
Contact:
Address: Secretaria De Marina
Eje 2 Ote. H. Escuela Naval #861, Col Los Cipreses
Mexico, D.F. 04830 Mexico
Telephone: 6448188
Fax:
Email:
Year Built: 1961
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 63  m
  Breadth: 11.21  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 2.2  m
  Max. draft: 4.8  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Oceanography Geology Hydrography
  Operating Area:
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 975  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: 160  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 19  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 44  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
Unknown
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 1  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: 130  m2
  Space for container lab: 3 x 7  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 5500  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 7  kts.
  Max. Speed: 10  kts.
  Endurance: 25  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 12
  Other crew: 29
  Scientists: 15
  Air Conditioned: Unknown
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: S/M 386SX
  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 El
Power (BHP) each engine:  1200 at 1200rpm
Propeller Diameter:  2.41   m Max. RPM:   200
Total power auxiliary diesels:  870   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 110/440V /440V
     kVA: 375/375
    Phases: 3/3
   

Frequency:

60/60  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 Loran SatNav Gyro DopLog
  Communications Equipment: Fax
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Unknown
  GPS: Unknown
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: 2kHz 50kHz
  Sonar Type: Unknown
  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: 2  
    Steel Wire Length: 1500  m,  safe working load:  Unknown
    Conducting Cable Length:  3000  m , safe working load:  1  tons
    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:   Ctd
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

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