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Vessel Data and Contact Information for the
Sirius

Last Updated - 6/4/2008
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: Brazil

NODC Code:

14SI
    Call Sign: PWQO
Owner: Brazilian Navy
Operator: Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN)
Contact: Commander Roberto Pacheco LEANDRO
Address: Rua Barão de Jaceguai, s/n
Niterói, RJ 24.048-900
Brazil
Telephone: 55-21-2189-3583
Fax: 55-21-2622-2531
Email: leandro@h21.mar.mil.br
Year Built: 1957
Ship URL: Link to Ship Home Page

Ship Schedule URL:

Unknown

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Main Dimensions

  Length OA: 77.9  m
  Breadth: 12.1  m
  Freeboard to working deck: 2.5  m
  Max. draft: 3.7  m
   

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Main Vessel Activity

  Main Activity: Hydrographic/Oceanographic Survey
  Operating Area: Brazilian coast and continental platform
  Navy Grids Supported: SA1, SA3, SA3A, NA10
   

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Capacities and Working Spaces

  Gross tonnage: 1885  GRT
  Dry cargo holds: 50  m3
  Fuel: 350  m3
  Wet Labs Area: 52  m2
  Dry Lab Area: 52  m2
  Fresh Water
 Storage Capacity:
152  m3
  Fresh Water Generator Capacity: 8  m3/day
  Scientific Clean Water Generation: n/a
  Free Working Deck Area: 90  m2
  Space for container lab: Two 20-ft containers  m
  Radioactive Isotope Work Areas: Unknown
   

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Range, Speed and Endurance

  Range: 4000  nautical miles
  Cruising Speed: 11  kts.
  Max. Speed: 12  kts.
  Endurance: 15  days
   

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Accommodation

  Officers: 15
  Other crew: 100
  Scientists: 20
  Air Conditioned:  Yes
     

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Data Processing Equipment:

  Computers: Unknown
  Printing/Plotting: Unknown
     

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CTD Specifications:

  CTD Aboard: Yes
  CTD Type: Seabird SBE 9-Plus
  CTD Tow able: No
  CTD Oxygen Sensing: No
  CTD Transmissivity: No
  CTD Fluormeter: No
  CTD Rosette: No
     

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Coring Specifications:

  Coring Capabilities Aboard: Yes
  Grab Sampler: Van Veen
  Box Corer: No
  Gravity Corer: No
  Piston Corer: No
  Multi Corer: No
     

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Underwater Vehicle Capabilities:

  Underwater Vehicle Support: No
  ROVs: No
  AUVs: No
  Submersibles: No
     

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Diving Support:

  Diving Capabilities: None
     

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Engineering Design Particulars

 

Ice Breaking Ability:

n/a
 

Hull Materials:

 
Steel and aluminium (superstructure)
  Dynamic Positioning Ability: n/a
  Engines: Main engine(s): number:  2   make:  B&W Villares V10
Power (BHP) each engine:  1550
Propeller Diameter:  2   m Max. RPM:   345
Total power auxiliary diesels:  1490   HP
  Electrical Systems:  
 

AC    

 Voltages: 120/220/440
     kVA: 850
    Phases: Unknown
   

Frequency:

60  Hz
   

Stabilized System:   VAC   AMPs    Hz

 

DC

  12/24   Volts with  24  Volts Max

       
 

Fixed Equipment

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Navigation and Communication:

  Navigational Equipment: Decca 1230 and Furuno Mk 1942 radars, Gyro, ECDIS
  Communications Equipment: VHF (FM/AM), HF, MF, WeatherFax
  Satellite Communications Equipment: Fax SatCom
  GPS: Three Trimble (NT200D, 4000DL, NavTrack)
     

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Acoustics and Profiling:

  Echosounders: Simrad EA600 (12, 38, 210 kHz), Atlas Deso 25 (33, 200kHz)
  Sonar Type: n/a
  Sea Surface Mapping System: No
  Side Scanning: EG&G Model 260
  Multibeam: EM302 (planned for 2007)
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler: none
  Silent Ship Operations: n/a
     

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Oceanographic:

  Winches: 1  
    Steel Wire Length: 5000  m,  safe working load:  1.2  tons
    Conducting Cable Length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
    Trawl winch length:  Unknown , safe working load:  Unknown
    Other Winches:
      Length:  1000  m , safe working load:  1  tons
     
  Gantry: Position: n/a
   

Clearance above deck:  Unknown , and outboard extension:  Unknown

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  Unknown

       
  Crane: Position: Stern
   

Clearance above deck:  17.4  m  and outboard extension:  6.7  m

   

Safe working load at maximum reach:  1.5  tons

       
  Other:   Unknown
       

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Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision

  Construction Supervised by: Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo, Japan
  Classification Society: Unknown
  Others, Specify: Unknown
     
 
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