James Cook (ship)

James Cook

Ship data flag  United Kingdom Ship type Research ship class ST-345 Callsign MLRM6 home port London Owner Natural Environment Research Council , Swindon Shipyard Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk AS Build number 185 Launch May 2006

Ship dimensions and crew length 89.20 m ( Lüa ) 78.60 m ( Lpp ) width 18.60 m Side height 6.70 m Draft Max. 6.31 m measurement 5,401 GT / 1,620 NRZ   crew 22nd

Machine system machine diesel-electric 2 × electric motor Machine performance 5,000 kW (6,798 hp) Service speed 12 kn (22 km / h) Top speed 16 kn (30 km / h) Generator power 7,040 kW (9,572 hp) propeller 2 × propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 2,463 dw Permitted number of passengers 32 scientists

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register IMO no. 9338242

The James Cook is a British research vessel owned by the Natural Environment Research Council ; it is operated by the National Oceanography Center. The ship is named after the English navigator and explorer James Cook .

history

The ship was ordered in July 2004 from the Norwegian shipyard Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrik. It was built under construction number 185. The hull was supplied by the Polish Crist shipyard in Gdynia . The construction of the ship began in January 2005. The launch took place in May 2006, the completion in August 2006. The construction costs were given as £ 40 million. The ship was christened in February 2007, godmother was HRH the Princess Royal . Since March 2007 the ship, which is based on the ship type ST-345 designed by the Norwegian company Skipsteknisk AS and replaced the research ship Charles Darwin , has been used for research trips.

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by diesel-electric technology . Four Wärtsilä diesel engines (type: 9L20) with an output of 1,710  kW each are available for power generation. The motors drive Siemens generators . The generator sets are installed on rubber-sprung foundations in order to minimize noise emission into the water. It is driven by two propellers , which are driven by two electric motors from Westinghouse Motors, each with an output of 2,500 kW. In addition, the ship has four transverse thruster systems , two in the bow and two in the stern . The transverse thruster control systems in the bow are a bow thruster with 1,200 kW output and an extendable propeller pod with 1,350 kW output. The stern thrusters have an output of 800 and 600 kW. The ship thus has a system for dynamic positioning.

There is space on board for 54 people, including 22 crew members and 32 scientists. Eight laboratories are available for scientific work. There are seven parking spaces on deck for 20-foot containers , which, depending on the research assignment, can also be used for other laboratories. The ship provides 446 m ^{2 of} open deck areas.

The ship is equipped with various instruments for research, including sonar , echo sounder , various instruments for sampling and winches as well as various lifting tools and a stern boom . The ship is equipped for the use of ROVs .

The ship can stay at sea for up to 50 days. The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice ( ice class C1).

Web links

Commons : James Cook  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Ship info , National Oceanography Center
• Data sheet , Natural Environment Research Council (PDF file, 139 kB)
• GA plan (PDF file, 2.5 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} James Cook , Skipsteknisk. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Oceanographic research vessel RRS JAMES COOK , Wärtsilä Encyclopedia of Ship Technology. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Royal Research Ships for charter , National Oceanography Center (PDF file, 3.8 MB). Retrieved May 24, 2017.
4. ^ ^{A b c} RRS James Cook , Ship Technology. Retrieved May 24, 2017.