Grimmershörn (ship)

**Grimmershörn**
Ship data
flag	Germany
Ship type	Survey ship
Callsign	DBDS
home port	Cuxhaven
Shipyard	Ms. Fassmer boat and shipyard , Berne / Motzen
Build number	3090
Ship dimensions and crew
length	38.1 m ( Lüa )
width	8.4 m
Draft	Max. 3.1 m
displacement	261 t
measurement	327 GT / 98 NRZ
crew	4th
Machine system
machine	1 x Cummins - diesel engine
Machine ; performance	969 kW (1,317 hp)
Top ; speed	14 kn (26 km / h)
propeller	1 × fixed propeller
Others
Classifications	Germanic Lloyd
Registration ; numbers	IMO no . 9586174

The Grimmershörn is a German survey ship .

history

The ship, commissioned by the Mechanical Engineering Department North , was built in 2009. The ship was equipped by Ms. Fassmer in Berne / Motzen. The ship was christened and commissioned on December 18, 2009 . Godmother was Sabine Schulz, administrative clerk at the Cuxhaven Waterways and Shipping Authority .

The ship replaced the Greif , which was decommissioned at the beginning of 2011 . The ship is named after the Cuxhaven district of the same name .

commitment

The ship is used by the Cuxhaven Waterways and Shipping Office for surveying tasks on the North Sea and Elbe , including the creation of bearing plans in the area of the Lower and Outer Elbe. An average of 16,000 bearing kilometers are driven annually.

Technical data and equipment

The vessel is powered by a Cummins - diesel engine (type: KTA 36) with a power of 969 kW driven, acting on a fixed propeller. The ship reaches a speed of 14 knots . Two Cummins generators with an output of 265 and 78 kW are available for the power supply. For the surveying tasks, the ship is u. a. Equipped with a fan echo sounder and a single swinging echo sounder . There is space for five people in five cabins on board. The regular crew of the ship consists of four people.

Web links

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

Surveying ship Grimmershörn , Cuxhaven Waterways and Shipping Office
Information about the ship , Ms. Fassmer

Individual evidence

↑ Watercraft , Mechanical Engineering North. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
↑ ^a ^b naming and commissioning of the direction finding ship "Grimmershörn" , press release from the North Mechanical Engineering Department, December 18, 2009. Accessed on November 1, 2012.
↑ ^a ^b ^c New DF ship put into service on the Elbe (PDF; 146 kB) , press release No. 4/09, Cuxhaven Waterways and Shipping Authority, December 18, 2011. Accessed November 1, 2012.

[1] Watercraft , Mechanical Engineering North. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[FMN-2] naming and commissioning of the direction finding ship "Grimmershörn" , press release from the North Mechanical Engineering Department, December 18, 2009. Accessed on November 1, 2012.

[WSA-409-3] New DF ship put into service on the Elbe (PDF; 146 kB) , press release No. 4/09, Cuxhaven Waterways and Shipping Authority, December 18, 2011. Accessed November 1, 2012.