Argos (ship)

**Argos**
Ship data
flag	Sweden
Callsign	SEPI
home port	Gothenburg
Owner	Fiskeriverket
Shipyard	Kalmar Varv
Decommissioning	2011
Whereabouts	Scrapped in Denmark in 2013
Ship dimensions and crew
length	61.25 m ( Lüa ) 54.50 m ( Lpp )
width	11.70 m
Side height	4.90 m
measurement	1261 GRT
crew	15th
Machine system
machine	2 × alpha diesel engine
Machine ; performance	1,325 kW (1,801 hp)
Top ; speed	14 kn (26 km / h)
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers	12 scientists
Others
Classifications	Det Norske Veritas
IMO no.	7364156

The Argos was a fisheries research vessel owned by the Swedish Fiskeriverket (Central Fisheries Authority).

history

The ship was built in 1974 by Kalmar Varv. In 1993 it was extensively modernized in Falkenberg . It was used in particular in the Baltic Sea , Kattegat and Skagerrak and the eastern North Sea to record fish stocks and for hydrographic and oceanographic measurements.

After asbestos was found on board and a conversion of the ship turned out to be too costly due to its age, the ship was decommissioned in 2011. In August 2012 it was sold to Denmark for scrapping . The ship was scrapped at Fornæs Skibsophug in Grenaa in 2013 . A new building is planned as a replacement. In the meantime, the previous users are particularly turning to the Danish research vessel Dana .

Technical data and equipment

It was powered by two alpha two - stroke diesel engines , each with around 662 kW output . The engines acted on a propeller . The ship reached a speed of 14 knots (11 knots were achieved with only one drive motor). For electricity generation three diesel generator sets were a total of 1,550 kVA apparent power available, of MaK - four-stroke engines were driven. In the bow and stern areas , an electrically powered transverse thruster control system with an output of 220 kW each was installed.

The ship was built as a stern catcher without a tow . The hull of the ship was reinforced with ice ( ice class C). The ship could stay at sea for 21 days.

The superstructures were in the midship area. There was a crane in front of and behind the superstructures. At the stern there was a rear boom , which u. a. was required for launching and hauling in the trawl .

30 beds were available on board. The ship was designed for operation with up to 15 crew members and the accommodation of 12 scientists.

The ship, which was named after the giant from Greek mythology , was Sweden's largest research ship to date.

Web links

Commons : Argos - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d U / F Argos ( Memento from October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Fiskeriverket.
^ ^A ^b The research vessel R / V Argos , SMHI . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
^ Lars Andersson: Argos till återvinning i Danmark , Sjöfarts Tidningen, May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
↑ Nytt forskningsfartyg förordas , Havet.nu, August 19, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
↑ Undersökningsfartyget Argos ( Memento from May 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), SMHI.

[FV-1] U / F Argos ( Memento from October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Fiskeriverket.

[SMHI-2] A ^b The research vessel R / V Argos , SMHI . Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[3] Lars Andersson: Argos till återvinning i Danmark , Sjöfarts Tidningen, May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[4] Nytt forskningsfartyg förordas , Havet.nu, August 19, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[5] Undersökningsfartyget Argos ( Memento from May 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), SMHI.