RV Mirabilis

RV Mirabilis is a deep-sea fisheries research vessel owned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia.

History
Namibia
NameRV Mirabilis
OwnerMinistry of Fisheries and Marine Resources[1]
Port of registryWalvis Bay,  Namibia[1]
Ordered11 February 2011[2]
BuilderSTX Finland, Rauma shipyard, Finland[1]
Cost$ 41,600,000[3]
Yard number1378[1]
Laid downDecember 2011[3]
LaunchedApril 2012[3]
Completed28 June 2012[1]
In service2012–
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
TypeResearch vessel
Tonnage
Length62.4 m (205 ft)
Beam14.0 m (45.9 ft)
Draught4.7 m (15 ft)
Depth9.7 m (32 ft)
Installed powerWärtsilä
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Crew44[3]

She was built in 2012 by STX Finland Rauma shipyard in Rauma, Finland, to replace the ageing RV Welwitschia, which was gifted by Japan in 1994.[3] The vessel was procured with the help of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, which provided an interest free loan.[2]

RV Mirabilis is fitted with a state of the art Raytheon Anschutz integrated bridge navigation system. The vessel maintains positioning during scientific survey work, using a Navis Engineering DP4000 dynamic positioning system.

Sources

  1. "Mirabilis (20374X)". VeriSTAR Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  2. "A fisheries research vessel for Namibia thanks to interest subsidy from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. RV Mirabilis Fisheries Research Vessel, Namibia Ship Technology. Retrieved 11 June 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.