Aurora (ship, 2014)
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The Aurora is a Danish research vessel from Aarhus University .
The ship is named after Aurora , the Roman goddess of the dawn.
history
The construction contract for the ship was signed on June 27, 2012. It was built under construction number 130 at the shipyard Hvide Sande Skibs- og Bådebyggeri in Hvide Sande . The hull was built in Poland at a shipyard in Szczecin . The keel was laid in February 2013. On August 7, 2013 the finished shell was lifted into the water and towed to Hvide Sande via Kattegat and Limfjord from August 10 to 17 . There the ship was equipped.
The ship was delivered to Aarhus University on March 25, 2014 and christened in Aarhus on April 25 of that year . The Danish Environment Minister Kirsten Brosbøl was the godmother .
The ship is the fourth research ship in the university's history and the first newly built Danish research ship since the Dana was commissioned in early 1981. The cost of building the ship was DKK 40 million . The Danish Ministry of Research provided DKK 30 million , with the remaining DKK 10 million from Aarhus University. The ship replaced the much smaller research ship Tyra , built in 1993 .
Technical data and equipment
The drive of the vessel by two Scania diesel engines of the type DI13, each with 368 kW power . The motors act on two propellers . The maximum speed of the ship is around 11 knots . The ship is equipped with a bow thruster with 150 kW power. It has a dynamic positioning system .
A generator powered by a Scania diesel engine with an output of 368 kW is available to generate electricity. In addition, an emergency generator was installed, which is driven by a Sisu diesel engine with an output of 60 kW.
To reduce noise and dampen the ship's vibrations, the foundations of the motors are on rubber feet.
The ship has four decks . Below the main deck, in the front area of the ship, accommodations for the crew and scientists or students are set up. Two single and two double cabins are available for the ship's crew, two double and one four-bed cabin for scientists and students. The engine room is located in the rear of the ship. On the main deck, a 30 m² lounge, which is used as a mess , meeting room and classroom, and the galley are set up in the fore ship area. Behind it are the 16 m² dry laboratory and the 24 m² wet laboratory. The wheelhouse is located above the main deck . An area for scientific operations has also been set up here, from which the working deck can be viewed. The observation deck above the wheelhouse is intended as a lookout.
For day trips there are usually two crew members on board, for trips of more than 14 hours or trips lasting several days, there are four.
Behind the superstructures there is a 75 m² open working deck on the main deck. There is direct access to the wet laboratory from the working deck. Two 20-foot containers can be carried on the working deck .
The ship can be used in different areas of marine research . It is equipped with an echo sounder and other marine surveying equipment. Underwater equipment can be used up to a depth of 1000 meters. In fisheries research, the ship can be used as a stern catcher and work in water depths of up to 200 meters. There are several winches in the aft deck area . The ship is equipped with a swiveling stern boom that can lift 5 t. There is a crane on the starboard side that can lift 1.5 t. From the wet laboratory, a CTD rosette can be lowered into the water or pulled in with the aid of a boom .
The ship, which can stay at sea for up to ten days, is used by the university around 150 days a year. The rest of the time it can be chartered. It is approved for use in the North Sea east of 3 ° East and south of 62 ° North as well as in the Baltic Sea .
Web links
- R / V Aurora - Aarhus University's Research Vessel
- GA map , Hvide Sande Skibs- og Bådebyggeri A / S (PDF, 458 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Bondo Christensen: Aarhus Universitets nye forskningsskib får navnet Aurora , Aarhus Universitet, February 28, 2013. Accessed May 18, 2018.
- ^ AU's nye forskningsskib får navnet Aurora , Maritime Danmark, March 4, 2013. Accessed May 18, 2018.
- ↑ Hvide Sande building the R / V Aurora , Hvide Sande Skibs- og Bådebyggeri. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Nyt om Aurora , Institute for Bioscience, Aarhus Universitet. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ a b News about Aurora , Institute for Bioscience, Aarhus Universitet. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Morten Ravn: Aurora får kongeplads i Aarhus Havn , Århus Stiftstidende, April 25, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Søren L. Hviid: Aarhus Universitets nye forskningsskib får navnet Aurora , Søfart, March 5, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ a b c M / S "Aurora" , Skipsrevyen. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e Facilities and equipment , Institute for Bioscience, Aarhus Universitet. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ About Aurora , Institute for Bioscience, Aarhus Universitet. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Chartering Aurora , Institute for Bioscience, Aarhus Universitet. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Aurora - Aarhus Universitets forskningsskib , Dansk Center for Havforskning. Retrieved May 18, 2018.