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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
El Puma

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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:

Unknown
    Call Sign: XCUM
Owner: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Operator: Coordinacion de Plataformas Oceanograficas
Contact: Dr. Ingvar Emilsson
Address: Coordinacion de Plataformas Oceanograficas
Edif. De Programas Universitarios, UNAM
C.P. 04510 Mexico D.F., Mexico
Telephone: (52) 55 56 22 52 10/11
Fax: (52) 55 56 22 52 09
Email: emilsson@servidor.unam.mx
Year Built: 1980
Ship URL: Unknown

Ship Schedule URL:

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 50  m
  Breadth: 10.3  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 2.5  m
  Max. draft: 4.7  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: General Oceanographic Research
  Operating Area: East and Central Pacific
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 638  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: 100  m3
  Fuel: 200  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 25  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 108  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
46  m3
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 8  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Clean Sea Water 15 l/min
  Free Working Deck Area: 102  m2
  Space for container lab: 10 x 6  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: n/a  m
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 6500  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 12  kts.
  Max. Speed: 13.5  kts.
  Endurance: 30  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 6
  Other crew: 9
  Scientists: 20
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: 8 PCs interconnected
  Printing/Plotting: 3
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: yes
  CTD Type: Mark III/Woce
  CTD Tow able: no
  CTD Oxygen Sensing: yes
  CTD Transmissivity: yes
  CTD Fluormeter: yes
  CTD Rosette: yes
     

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Coring Specifications:

  Coring Capabilities Aboard: Stern "A" frame for 8 tons, winch 10 ton traction, etc.
  Grab Sampler: yes
  Box Corer: yes
  Gravity Corer: yes
  Piston Corer: yes
  Multi Corer: yes
     

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Underwater Vehicle Capabilities:

  Underwater Vehicle Support: Yes
  ROVs: yes
  AUVs: yes
  Submersibles: yes
     

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Diving Support:

  Diving Capabilities: Scuba and compressor available. Hyperbaric chamber supported
     

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Engineering Design Particulars

 

Ice Breaking Ability:

no
 

Hull Materials:

 
Steel
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: no
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  1   make:  Alpha Diesel B&W/V12
Power (BHP) each engine:  1800 at 800rpm
Propeller Diameter:  2.55   m Max. RPM:   245
Total power auxiliary diesels:  640   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 120V/220V /440V
     kVA: 550
    Phases: 3/3
   

Frequency:

60/60  Hz
   

Stabilized System:   VAC   AMPs    Hz

 

DC

  24   Volts with  24  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Radar, Loran, Gyro, DopLog, Gonio, Electronic Charts
  Communications Equipment: GMDSS, SSB Transreciever and VHF
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Inmarsat C, Satellite phone voice and data
  GPS: yes
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: EDO Western 7, 12 and 120kHz paper; Skipper 38 and 70kHz digital
  Sonar Type: Simrad ST 21kHz, paper
  Sea Surface Mapping System: no
  Side Scanning: no
  Multibeam: none
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: none
  Silent Ship Operations: n/a
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 5  
    Steel Wire Length: 3000  m,  safe working load:  1  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  5000  m , safe working load:  1.5  tons
    Trawl winch length:  1500  m , safe working load:  10  tons
    Other Winches:
      Length:  5000  m , safe working load:  10  tons
     
  Gantry: Position: Stern
   

Clearance above deck:  7  m , and outboard extension:  3  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  7  tons

       
  Crane: Position: Shelterdeck aft, starboard side
   

Clearance above deck:  4  m  and outboard extension:  11  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  4  tons

       
  Other:   none
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Owners Naval Architects
  Classification Society: Det Norske Veritas
  Others, Specify: Owners Technical Personnel
     
 
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