Esperanza (ship)

**Esperanza**
	The Esperanza on the Thames off Gravesend in the summer of 2010
Ship data
flag	Netherlands
other ship names	Vikhr 4 ; Echo Fighter ; Eco Fighter
Ship type	Research ship
Callsign	PD 6464
home port	Amsterdam
Owner	Phoenix Foundation
Shipping company	Greenpeace Intl.
Shipyard	Stocznia Polnocna SA ( Gdansk , Poland )
Build number	B98 / 04
Keel laying	November 16, 1983
takeover	October 26, 1984
Commissioning	1984
Whereabouts	in motion
Ship dimensions and crew
length	72.29 m ( Lüa ) 63 m ( Lpp )
width	14.3 m
Draft	Max. 4.7 m
measurement	2076 GT
Machine system
machine	diesel-mechanical ; 2 × diesel engine ( Wärtsilä 16AV25 / 39)
Machine ; performance	5,876 hp (4,322 kW)
Top ; speed	14 kn (26 km / h)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Others
Classifications	DNV GL
Registration ; numbers	IMO : 8404599

The Esperanza ( Spanish for hope ) is a research ship used by the political non-profit organization Greenpeace . With a length of 72.3 m, she is the largest ship in the Greenpeace fleet and with a top speed of 14 knots it was also the fastest Greenpeace ship until the Rainbow Warrior was commissioned (end of 2011). Due to the high ice class , the Esperanza can also be used in polar regions .

The ship has been involved in campaigns such as a fourteen-month trip around the world to demonstrate the environmental damage that is being done to the oceans.

details

The ship was built in 1984 as Vikhr 4 as the fourth of a series of eight ships at the Stocznia Polnocna shipyard in Gdańsk and served as a fire engine for the Soviet oil industry until 1998 . After a sale to the shipping company Echo Shipping, Echo Fighter and Eco Fighter were later names. As part of a renovation, the ship was equipped with a new helicopter deck and ship crane and was finally put into service for Greenpeace in 2002. The new name Esperanza was given to visitors to the Greenpeace homepage.

Chase the Japanese whaling fleet

In 2007, Japan reportedly sent its whaling fleet for research purposes. The Esperanza accompanied this fleet in order to hinder the success of the fishing. The documentary Hunting Season - On the Trail of the Whalers reports on this voyage of the Esperanza .

Video equipment on board

Greenpeace placed a webcam on the ship's bow at Esperanza 2006 .

In April 2006, the Esperanza was provided with underwater observation equipment, including an autonomous observation vehicle ( Nemo ) that can take videos to a depth of 300 meters and a drop camera with a diving depth of 1000 m.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Esperanza ( Memento of September 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Ship Database.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Esperanza. DNV GL, accessed January 30, 2020 .
↑ The fight against whaling: "We try to make hunting more difficult" , Süddeutsche Zeitung, November 20, 2007.

[shiplist-1] Esperanza ( Memento of September 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Ship Database.

[dnv-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Esperanza. DNV GL, accessed January 30, 2020 .

[3] The fight against whaling: "We try to make hunting more difficult" , Süddeutsche Zeitung, November 20, 2007.