Friesland (ship, 1991)

Friesland

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Measuring ship Callsign DBPE home port Emden Owner Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) Shipyard German industrial works , Berlin Build number 37158 Keel laying 5th February 1991 Launch June 13, 1991

Ship dimensions and crew length 31.95 m ( Lüa ) 29.80 m ( Lpp ) width 7.92 m Draft Max. 2.00 m measurement 218 GT / 65 NRZ   crew 5

Machine system machine 1 × MWM - diesel engine Machine performance 514 kW (699 PS) Top speed 12 kn (22 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 17 tdw

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register IMO no. 9031387

The Friesland is a hydrological survey ship of the Federal Republic of Germany.

history

The ship was built in 1991 under the construction number 37158 at Deutsche Industrie-Werken in Berlin . The keel was laid on February 5, the launch on June 13, 1991. In June the ship was also christened . The completion took place in October of that year.

The ship is used by the Emden Waterways and Shipping Office on the Ems , in the Wadden Sea off the East Frisian coast and in the sea area off the East Frisian Islands for hydrological tasks and for checking the gauge systems on the Ems and in the Wadden Sea. It replaces the 1955-built Emshörn and built in 1961 Randzel .

It is named after the landscape of the same name on the North Sea coast.

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by a six - cylinder four - stroke diesel engine from Motorenwerke Mannheim (type: TBD 604 BL 6) with an output of 514  kW . The engine acts on a fixed propeller via a gearbox . The ship reaches a speed of up to 12  knots . In the bow of the ship there is a cross- jet control system designed as a water jet drive with an output of 145 kW.

There are two generators on board for the power supply . These have an apparent power of 240 or 53  kVA .

The ship has an open working deck with a working crane in the aft section. A second crane is located directly behind the deck superstructures in the bow area . There is a laboratory on board for working as a measuring ship.

The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice ( ice class E).

See also

• List of ships of the waterways and shipping authorities

Web links

Commons : Friesland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Messschiff Friesland , Waterways and Shipping Office Emden

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Helmut Meyer: The new hydrological measuring ship "Friesland" of the WSA Emden (PDF; 6.7 MB) , commemorative publication on the occasion of the 50th name day of the Emden Waterways and Shipping Authority on November 1, 1999, Emden Waterways and Shipping Authority. Retrieved November 1, 2012.