Helgoland (ship, 2009)
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The Helgoland is an ocean-going customs cruiser owned by the maritime control unit of German customs and the federal coast guard . The range is approx. 2,300 nm at a service speed of 15 knots.
history
The ship, carried by two underwater floats (SWATH) , was built between 2007 and 2009 by TKMS Blohm + Voss Nordseewerke GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) and put into service on August 4, 2009. The christening took place on the day of commissioning at the Überseebrücke in the port of Hamburg . The ship was christened by Nicolette Kressl , Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance.
A sister ship of the Heligoland , the Borkum , was put into service on February 3, 2010. The BMF ordered a total of two SWATH customs cruisers.
In August 2010 the crew of the customs cruiser rescued an injured sailor from distress.
In May 2017 the crew of the daughter boat "Kegelrobbe" rescued a person who had fallen into the harbor basin during the Hamburg harbor birthday.
Machine system and drive
When designing the machine and drive system, great value was placed on economic efficiency. The Heligoland uses less fuel than conventional ships. The diesel electric machinery consists of four generator sets, in each of which a 16-cylinder diesel engine of the type MTU 4000 an alternator drives. The energy generated is also used to supply the two propeller motors, which act on two 5-blade fixed propellers (manufacturer: Piening Propeller ) via shaft systems. The motors are asynchronous motors built by Siemens , each operated with a voltage of 690 volts via a frequency converter . A cross-flow control system with an output of 300 kW is installed as a maneuvering aid .
tasks
The main task of Helgoland is to monitor compliance with customs regulations on the North Sea . Furthermore, border and shipping police tasks as well as tasks of fisheries control and environmental protection were transferred to the ship. The Helgoland can also stay at sea at wind strengths and wave heights at which the conventionally built customs ships used up to now can no longer operate.
The operations are controlled and coordinated from the Joint Situation Center in the Maritime Security Center in Cuxhaven. The ship's home port is Cuxhaven. The service is divided into seven-day shifts. The crew changes every Tuesday. The individual cabins for the crew each have their own wet cell with toilet.
An 8.5 m long and over 40 kn fast inflatable boat is lowered into the water with a C-Davit with a sea state follower.
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Web links
- Article for baptism in customs current .
Footnotes
- ↑ "New SWATH ship for customs" on www.zoll.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Customs ship "Helgoland" rescues a person from distress at sea ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Customs online - press releases - crew of the customs ship "Helgoland" saves people. Retrieved May 8, 2017 .
