Le Suroît

Le Suroît

Ship data flag  France Ship type Research ship Callsign FZVN home port Brest Owner Institut Français de Recherche pour d'Exploitation de la Mer ( Ifremer ) Shipyard Ateliers et Chantiers de La Manche, Dieppe Build number 1243

Ship dimensions and crew length 56.34 m ( Lüa ) 48.65 m ( Lpp ) width 11.00 m Side height 6.25 m Draft Max. 4.10 m displacement 1132  t measurement 655 GT / 124 NRZ   crew 16-23

Machine system machine 2 × diesel engines Machine performance 1,200 kW (1,632 hp) Top speed 14 kn (26 km / h) propeller 1 × controllable pitch propeller

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas Registration numbers IMO no. 7360368

The Le Suroît is a research ship belonging to the French research institute Ifremer . It is managed by Genavir.

history

The ship was built in the mid-1970s under construction number 1243 at the French shipyard Ateliers et Chantiers de La Manche in Dieppe and was completed in early 1975.

The ship was involved in the 1985 expedition to search for the wreck of the Titanic . In 1999 it was rebuilt and modernized.

Technical specifications

The ship is powered by two twelve - cylinder four - stroke diesel engines, each with an output of around 600  kW . The motors act on a controllable pitch propeller . The ship reaches a speed of 14  knots . It has an active rudder with 110 kW power and a bow thruster with 150 kW power.

Two generators with a power of 500 kW each ( apparent power : 625  kVA ), which are driven by the main engines, are available for the power supply. In addition, a diesel generator with an output of 144 kW (apparent output: 180 kVA) was installed.

The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice.

Furnishing

Le Suroît

The ship is equipped with various systems required for the research work, including echo sounders , sonar , thermosalinograph and bathythermograph . Several rooms are available for research, including a wet and a dry laboratory. There are spaces on board for four 20-foot containers .

The ship has several cranes, including a crane on the port side and a crane system on the starboard side on the aft deck. There is a stern boom at the stern of the ship . There are also various winches on deck .

In addition to the crew, there is space on board for 14 scientists and other personnel required for research trips.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Le Suroît , Genavir. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
2. ↑ The World of NG: Discovery of the Titanic , National Geographic , 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2013.

Web links

Commons : Le Suroît  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Le Suroît , Ifremer