NEPTUNE
Research vessel Neptune photographed in Liverpool docks on 12 May 2014.
She is a multi-purpose survey vessel able to operate up to 40 days at sea. Built in 1977 by Maritime Sveiseindustri in Gerdsvika, Norway as Yard Number 10 and is 49.8m long with a 9.6m beam and 5.6m draught. Accommodation is provided on board for 35 people in 22 cabins, the ship also has a hospital, gym, meeting rooms and a fully enclosed workshop / garage opening onto the main deck as well as the online and offline survey rooms. She has had a number of refits (2008 and 2013) to improve the vessels accommodation and shallow and deep water capabilities and is equipped with Hyrdrographic, Geophysical, Geotechnical and Environmental survey equipment. Powered by a Alpha Diesel (1820HP) engine her service speed is 9 knots with a maximum speed of 12 knots. The vessel also has twin Deutz (550hp) auxiliary engines and bow and stern thrusters rated at 330kW and 25kW respectively. The vessel is also equipped with a 10T 'A' frame for the deployment of geotechnical equipment in addition to suction dredging equipment and ROV's, two deck cranes are also available with capacities of 1.96T @ 9m and 6.2T @ 3m respectively. She was bought in 2008 by Neptune EHF who are based in Iceland, they provide fully crewed survey vessels worldwide. MMSI - 251554110 REG - IS, Akureyri IMO - 7504237 Call Sign - TFNX Research Vessel Built - Maritime Sveiseindustri, Gjerdsvika, NO Yard No. - 10 L 49.8m W 9.6m GT - 102 Year - 1977 Liverpool, 12 May 2014 |
HIGHLAND EAGLE
Highland Eagle photographed in Liverpool Docks on 27 May 2014.
She is a geotechnical investigation vessel and is equipped with a AMR600 drill rig which is capable of drilling up to 800m below sea level. The Highland Eagle has been taken on a long term charter by GEMS who are a multidisciplinary international geotechnical engineering and marine survey group working primarily offshore. They specilaise in offshore geotechnical site investigations, marine geophysics, hydrography, environmental and other studies. Highland Eagle is primarily used for oil and gas site investigations and windfarm turbine investigations. She is capable of Geotechnical investigations, onboard testing and 200kN Seabed piezocone penetration testing (PCPT). She was built in 2003 by Brattvaag Skipsverft, Norway as yard number 95 and is 72m long with a 16m beam and 5.9m draught. GRT = 2244, NRT =936 and DWT 3,200 She has two main engines both rated at 2,725 BHP with a single 800 BHP bow thruster, twin 800 BHP stern thrusters and a 1000 BHP Azimuth thruster. Accommodation on board comprises 14 single and 12 twin rooms. Projects conducted offshore by GEMS include geotechnical investigations for piled and gravity base foundation design, jack up stability, subsea templates, oil and gas pipelines, cable routes and windfarms. Highland Eagle is one of three vessels in their fleet undertaking dedicated geotechnical and site investigation work. MMSI - 235639000 REG - UK, London IMO - 9249465 Call Sign - VQIE5 Research Ship Built - Brattvaag Skipsvert, Brattvaag, NO Yard No. - 95 L 72m W 16m GT 2244 Year - 2003 Liverpool, 27 May 2014 |
fUGRO SALTIRE
An early morning photograph of the research vessel Fugro Saltire photographed in Liverpool on 28 January 2014.(Top Picture)
She is a purpose built DNV classified DP2 deep water ROV carrying vessel capable of providing offshore
construction and subsea support as well as inspection, repair and maintenance services.
Sister ship of Fugro's Geo Celtic seismic vessel she was built by the Bergen Mekaniske Verksted shipyard in Bergen, Norway as Yard Number 61 in 2008 and is based on the Foland Ship Design.
Owned by E Forland AS she is under long term contract with Fugro Subsea Services.
She is 111m long with a 24m beam and 9.603m draught. GRT = 9,603, NT 2,881 and DWT 6,275.
The ship is equipped with four Rolls-Royce Bergen Diesel Engines (15,750KW) and two auxiliary engines driving
Marelli Generators. The bow is equipped with one retractable 1,400kW Azimuth and two 2,000kW Brunvoll tunnel thrusters, there are also two 1,400kW Azimuth thrusters at the stern. Cruising speed of the ship is 16 knots with an endurance of between 60 and 90 days
She is also equiped with a Hydramarine 150Te AHC knuckle-boom crane designed to deploy a payload down to
3000m in addition to a Hydramarine10T auxiliary subsea crane able to reach 1,000m below sea level.
Two Fugro FCV3000 150HP ROV's can be deployed via hydraulically operated doors on either side of a central ROV hangar. A working moonpool measuring 7.2 x 7.2m with removable cover is situated immediately aft of the hanger area overlooked by the deck operations room.
She is a purpose built DNV classified DP2 deep water ROV carrying vessel capable of providing offshore
construction and subsea support as well as inspection, repair and maintenance services.
Sister ship of Fugro's Geo Celtic seismic vessel she was built by the Bergen Mekaniske Verksted shipyard in Bergen, Norway as Yard Number 61 in 2008 and is based on the Foland Ship Design.
Owned by E Forland AS she is under long term contract with Fugro Subsea Services.
She is 111m long with a 24m beam and 9.603m draught. GRT = 9,603, NT 2,881 and DWT 6,275.
The ship is equipped with four Rolls-Royce Bergen Diesel Engines (15,750KW) and two auxiliary engines driving
Marelli Generators. The bow is equipped with one retractable 1,400kW Azimuth and two 2,000kW Brunvoll tunnel thrusters, there are also two 1,400kW Azimuth thrusters at the stern. Cruising speed of the ship is 16 knots with an endurance of between 60 and 90 days
She is also equiped with a Hydramarine 150Te AHC knuckle-boom crane designed to deploy a payload down to
3000m in addition to a Hydramarine10T auxiliary subsea crane able to reach 1,000m below sea level.
Two Fugro FCV3000 150HP ROV's can be deployed via hydraulically operated doors on either side of a central ROV hangar. A working moonpool measuring 7.2 x 7.2m with removable cover is situated immediately aft of the hanger area overlooked by the deck operations room.
The vessel has a nominal deck area of 1,030m2 of which 960m2 is timbered with a designed deck loading of 10T/m2 enabling a high degree of cargo and load flexibility. She also has a helideck designed to accommodate Sikorsky S61 / S92 helicopters with a maximum landing load of 12,800kg.
Accommodation on board comprises cabin space for 105 crew (37 single and 34 double cabins). In addition to on-line and offline survey rooms facilities include a hospital, fitness centre / gymnasium, client offices, conference rooms, a 50-seat amphitheatre, internet café, saunas and two lounge areas.
Safety equipment on board includes twin 105 Person Lifeboats and six number 35 person inflatable life rafts.
Fugro Subsea Services which is based in Aberdeen, Scotland specialise in providing ROV support vessels, trenching systems and remote engineering servicesprimarily in the North Sea, Mediterranean and West Africa. They are part of the Subsea Services Group which operate Worldwide.
Accommodation on board comprises cabin space for 105 crew (37 single and 34 double cabins). In addition to on-line and offline survey rooms facilities include a hospital, fitness centre / gymnasium, client offices, conference rooms, a 50-seat amphitheatre, internet café, saunas and two lounge areas.
Safety equipment on board includes twin 105 Person Lifeboats and six number 35 person inflatable life rafts.
Fugro Subsea Services which is based in Aberdeen, Scotland specialise in providing ROV support vessels, trenching systems and remote engineering servicesprimarily in the North Sea, Mediterranean and West Africa. They are part of the Subsea Services Group which operate Worldwide.
Photographed during her visit to Liverpool Docks on 10 March 2014.
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MMSI - 258401000
REG - NO, Bergen IMO - 9377016 Call Sign - LHOD Research Vessel Built - Bergen, Laksevaag, NO Yard No. - 161 L 111m W 24m GT - 9603 Year - 2007 Liverpool, 28 January 2014 |
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chartwell
Chartwell is a research vessel and is here seen in Liverpool on 9 July 2013.
Built by McTay Marine on The Wirral Chartwell is a purpose built 106t dispacement mono-hull survey vessel which was
commissioned as a survey launch in 1989 and was extensively re-fitted in 2009 to enable her to undertake coastal geophysical survey operations.
She has a length of 26.5m, 5.8m beam and draft of 2.2m providing an efficient and stable working platform with secondary slow speed water-jet propulsion and automated line keeping facility. Her normal cruising speed is 15 knots..
The vessel provides round the clock operational capability for up to nine personnel for up to nine days at sea without replenishment. Accommodation is arranged into three twin cabins and three single cabins. There is a fully equipped galley and mess area, shower room and separate WC below along with storage space and laundry facilities.
The on-line survey room is configured with easy access to the working deck and handling equipment with remote control of sonar winches, CCTV monitoring of all on deck activities with multiple monitors at each work station allow data display to be configured to suit various applications.
The main bridge has direct communication with the survey room and survey navigation displays are repeated on the bridge. The rear working area is approximately 20m2 and incorporates access to the rear enclosed dive platform.
Other deck equipment includes a 6m hydraulic A-Frame with a SWL of 1 ton, hydraulic capstan, hydraulic side scan
sonar winch, hydraulic crane and purpose built over-the-side mounts for deployment of over side sensors.
Safety equipment carried on board complies with the MCA code of practice for Small Commercial Vessels (SCV Code) and is supplemented by a full complement of immersion suits. Chartwell carries Category 1 certification under the SCV code allowing her to operate up to 150 miles from a safe haven on a 24 hour basis. Two 10 man life rafts are carried on board.
MMSI - 235005152
REG - UK
IMO - NA
Call Sign - MHGV6
Research Vessel
Built - McTay Marine, Birkenhead, UK
Yard No. -
L 26.5m W
5.8m
GT - 106 (t displacement)
Year - 1989
Liverpool, 9 July 2013
AEGAEO
A photograph taken in Piraeus on 5 June 2012 of the research vessel Aegaeo.
She is certainly one of the larger research vessels I have seen, most of the others are much smaller and many have not had an IMO number so have not made it onto my list.
The Aegaeo is a multi-purpose research vessel which can carry out a wide variety of survey operations in offshore as well as deep sea locations, including acoustic and oceanographic surveys, buoy handling operations, environmental sampling as well as geological and hydro-graphic surveying.
She is operated by Eurofleet an EU-Funded project to share resources by creating an alliance of marine research centres across Europe with the aim of improving the quality of marine research.
The vessel can be equipped with a variety of ROV's as well as manned and un-manned submersibles. She also is fully equipped with a wide range of scientific equipment which can be supplemented by additional mobile equipment if required.
She is also equipped with a main 3.5 ton crane and a variety of other lifting devices.
MMSI - 237529000
REG - GR, Khalkis
IMO - 8412429
Call Sign - SXYY
Research Vessel
Built - Khalkis SY, Khalkis, GR
Yard No. 930
L
61m W 9m
GT - 777
Year - 1985
Piraeus 5 June 2012
She is certainly one of the larger research vessels I have seen, most of the others are much smaller and many have not had an IMO number so have not made it onto my list.
The Aegaeo is a multi-purpose research vessel which can carry out a wide variety of survey operations in offshore as well as deep sea locations, including acoustic and oceanographic surveys, buoy handling operations, environmental sampling as well as geological and hydro-graphic surveying.
She is operated by Eurofleet an EU-Funded project to share resources by creating an alliance of marine research centres across Europe with the aim of improving the quality of marine research.
The vessel can be equipped with a variety of ROV's as well as manned and un-manned submersibles. She also is fully equipped with a wide range of scientific equipment which can be supplemented by additional mobile equipment if required.
She is also equipped with a main 3.5 ton crane and a variety of other lifting devices.
MMSI - 237529000
REG - GR, Khalkis
IMO - 8412429
Call Sign - SXYY
Research Vessel
Built - Khalkis SY, Khalkis, GR
Yard No. 930
L
61m W 9m
GT - 777
Year - 1985
Piraeus 5 June 2012
