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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Tridens

Last Updated - 9/12/2003
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: Netherlands

NODC Code:

PBVO
    Call Sign: Unknown
Owner: The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Fisheries
Operator: The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Fisheries
Contact: J.W. Groen
Address: Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, p.o. box:20401, 2500 EK The Hague
Telephone: 00 31 70 3784349
Fax: 00 31 703786421
Email: tridens@mlnv.seaservices.net
Year Built: 1990
Ship URL: Unknown

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 73.54  m
  Breadth: 13.86  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 3.1  m
  Max. draft: 5  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

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

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 2199  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: 361  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 38  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 37  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
80  m3
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 10  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: 200  m2
  Space for container lab: 6 x 6  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Not available  m
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 12100  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 15  kts.
  Max. Speed: 15  kts.
  Endurance: 17  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 8
  Other crew: 13
  Scientists: 13
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: LAN network available w/ several computers
  Printing/Plotting: Available
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: Yes
  CTD Type: Seabird
  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: available
  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:  4352 at 1000rpm
Propeller Diameter:  3.2   m Max. RPM:   170
Total power auxiliary diesels:  1480   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 0/380V 0/220V
     kVA: 2120/259
    Phases: 3/3
   

Frequency:

50/50  Hz
   

Stabilized System:   VAC   AMPs    Hz

 

DC

  24V   Volts with  Unknown  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Arpa radars (2690 BT and bridgemaster MJ 352); Autopilot (Plath navigat MR); Electronic Map: MaxSea
  Communications Equipment: Fax SatComGSM and Radiocommunication
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Yes
  GPS: 1 x Litton CMX - DGPS; 1 x Sercel DGPS
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: 2 x Simrad EK 100 (39 khz); 1 x Simrad EK 500 (38 en 120 khz); 1 x Simrad ED 161; 1 x Furuno (50 khz)
  Sonar Type: FisheriesSimrad SD 570 Omni (57 khz)
  Sea Surface Mapping System: Unknown
  Side Scanning: Unknown
  Multibeam: Unknown
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: Doppler log Thomson
  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: Stern
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown , and outboard extension:  Unknown

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Crane: Position: Stern
   

Clearance above deck:  8  m  and outboard extension:  5  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Other:   Hydrographic Winch, 100 Mtr
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Dutch Shipping Inspectorate
  Classification Society: Lloyds Register of Shipping
  Others, Specify: Unknown
     
 
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