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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
NRP "Auriga"

Last Updated - 8/29/2005
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: Portugal

NODC Code:

Unknown
    Call Sign: Unknown
Owner: Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa - Instituto Hidrográfico
Operator: NRP “Auriga” – Base Naval de Lisboa
Contact:
Address: 2800 Almada - Portugal
Telephone: +351 212728091 Ship Commander
Fax: +351 210943299 Ship Operator
Email: navios@hidrografico.pt
Year Built: 1987
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 31.5  m
  Breadth: 7.74  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 1.5  m
  Max. draft: 6.63  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Estuary and coastal research
  Operating Area: Portuguese coast
  Navy Grids Supported:
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 2.8  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: Unknown
  Fuel: 34790  m3
  Wet Labs Area: Unknown
  Dry Lab Area: 15  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
Unknown
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: Unknown
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: Unknown
  Free Working Deck Area: 30  m2
  Space for container lab: 6 m2  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 1980  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 10  kts.
  Max. Speed: 12  kts.
  Endurance: 1.5  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 2
  Other crew: 11
  Scientists: 6
  Air Conditioned: Unknown
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: Provided by scientific team
  Printing/Plotting: Provided by scientific team
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: Provided by scientific team
  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: Provided by the scientific team
  ROVs: Unknown
  AUVs: Unknown
  Submersibles: Unknown
     

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Diving Support:

  Diving Capabilities: No
     

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Engineering Design Particulars

 

Ice Breaking Ability:

No
 

Hull Materials:

 
Steel
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: Unknown
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  2   make:  Diesel engine MTU and Electric motor
Power (BHP) each engine:  1100
Propeller Diameter:  1.4   m Max. RPM:   410
Total power auxiliary diesels:  120   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 380/220/
     kVA: 115
    Phases: 1
   

Frequency:

50  Hz
   

Stabilized System:  Unknown  VAC  Unknown  AMPs   Unknown  Hz

 

DC

  Unknown   Volts with  24  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Gyro, Gyropilot, Speed Log, Direction Finder MF/HF and VHF, Radar, DGPS, and NAVTEX
  Communications Equipment: TX/RX HF and VHF
  Satellite Communications Equipment: no
  GPS: Unknown
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Single beam echo sounder 33 and 210 kHz
  Sonar Type: No
  Sea Surface Mapping System: Hydrographic processor system - HYPACK
  Side Scanning: Provided by scientific team
  Multibeam: none
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: none
  Silent Ship Operations: Unknown
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 1  
    Steel Wire Length: 1500  m,  safe working load:  Unknown
    Conducting Cable Length:  1800  m , safe working load:  Unknown
    Trawl winch length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
    Other Winches:
      Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
     
  Gantry: Position: Main deck astern
   

Clearance above deck:  3  m , and outboard extension:  1.5  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  2  tons

       
  Crane: Position: Main deck
   

Clearance above deck:  6  m  and outboard extension:  4  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

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