Comet (ship, 1998)

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comet
Komet research ship.jpg
Ship data
flag GermanyGermany (official flag) Germany
Callsign DBBF
home port Hamburg
Owner Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Shipyard Kröger shipyard , Schacht-Audorf
Build number 1550
Launch March 12, 1998
Ship dimensions and crew
length
64.20 m ( Lüa )
59.87 m ( Lpp )
width 12.50 m
Draft Max. 3.80 m
measurement 1,482 GT / 444 NRZ
 
crew 18th
Machine system
machine 1 × electric motor
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format
1,350 kW (1,835 hp)
Top
speed
13 kn (24 km / h)
propeller 1 × fixed propeller
Transport capacities
Load capacity 265 dw
Permitted number of passengers 6 scientists
Others
Classifications Lloyd's Register
IMO no. 9162978

The Komet is a survey ship of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) in Hamburg . The shipowner is the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure . The ship's home port is Hamburg.

history

The ship was built under construction number 1550 at the Kröger shipyard in Schacht-Audorf . The keel of the ship was laid on September 12, 1997, the launch on March 12, 1998. The ship was christened on March 12, 1998 . Godmother was Astrid Henke, the wife of the then State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport, Hans Jochen Henke . It entered service on December 4, 1998.

The ship is named after the small celestial bodies, the comets .

Technical specifications

The Komet is driven by an electric motor from LDW Abwicklungs GmbH of the type GC 395/102/6. The engine with 1,350  kW of power acts on a fixed propeller . The ship reaches a speed of up to 13  knots . Three diesel generators , each with an output of 640 kW (1,050  kVA apparent power ), are available to power the traction motor and the electrical system . A generator with an output of 232 kW (270 kVA apparent power) was installed as an emergency generator. The engines run on synthetic GtL fuel . The fuel is sulfur-free, which means better exhaust gas values ​​are achieved than with conventional diesel fuels.

The ship is equipped with two transverse thruster systems, one in the bow with 1,000 kW and one in the stern with 125 kW.

The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice . The ship is classified with ice class "E".

commitment

The ship is mainly used for surveying work in the German twelve-mile zone and in the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea . The ship has the appropriate equipment for this, such as logging , sonar systems and sounders . In addition, the Komet is equipped with four flat- going survey boats, which are also fully equipped with echo sounders and data acquisition systems in order to be able to operate independently in shallow waters ( mud flats ). One of the boats also has a fan echo sounder system for surveying the seabed.

The Komet has an operating radius of 5,400  nautical miles and can stay at sea for up to 21 days. There is space for 18 crew members and six scientists on board  .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b Ship details ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bsh.de archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (PDF; 25 kB). Retrieved October 22, 2012
  2. ^ Hydrographic Survey Vessel "Komet" ( Memento from September 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), SAM Electronics (PDF; 694 kB).
  3. BSH in Rostock puts shore power connection for research ship on Neptunkai into operation , press release, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, December 11, 2018. Accessed December 11, 2018.