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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Hakuho Maru

Last Updated - 6/1/2017
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: Japan

NODC Code:

49HH
    Call Sign: JDSS
Owner: Independent Administrative Institution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth (formerly known as JAMSTEC)
Operator: Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Contact:
Address: Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
15-1, 1-Chome, Minamidal, Nakano-Ku
Tokyo 164 Japan
Telephone: 033761251
Fax: 033756716
Email:
Year Built: 1989
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Ship Schedule via its Home Page

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 100  m
  Breadth: 16.2  m
  Freeboard to working deck: Unknown
  Max. draft: 6.3  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Oceanography
  Operating Area:
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 3991  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: 1048  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 70  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 81  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: Unknown
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 12000  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 16  kts.
  Max. Speed: 18.8  kts.
  Endurance: 30  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: Unknown
  Other crew: 54
  Scientists: 35
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: HP: NEC, FACOM:
  Printing/Plotting: Unknown
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: Yes
  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: yes
  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:  4   make:  Diesel El
Power (BHP) each engine:  7600 at 720rpm
Propeller Diameter:  Unknown
  m Max. RPM:   Unknown
Total power auxiliary diesels:  Unknown
  HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 100/115
     kVA: 80/6
    Phases: 60/400
   

Frequency:

Unknown
   

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: Gyro compass, Radar & ARPA, Auto-pilot device, Joystic control system, Auto-nav. system including GPS,Doppler Log, EM Log, Data logger and track display
  Communications Equipment: Fax
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Satcom
  GPS: yes
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: 10kHz
  Sonar Type: Fisheries Sector-scan
  Sea Surface Mapping System: Unknown
  Side Scanning: Unknown
  Multibeam: Unknown
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: yes
  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, Midhsips
   

Clearance above deck:  8  m , and outboard extension:  4  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  11  tons

       
  Crane: Position: Midships
   

Clearance above deck:  20  m  and outboard extension:  10  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  3  tons

       
  Other:   heavy duty winch, (2) Armoured calbe winches, (3) hydrographic winches, (4) Heavy duty winch (7000m/ 9 mm ö steel wire), (5) rope Winches, (8) BT winches
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Shimonoseki Shipyard and Engine Works,Mitsubishi H
  Classification Society: Japanese Government
  Others, Specify: Unknown
     
 
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