List of German research vessels
German research vessels take on a variety of research tasks on the seas. They represent scientific laboratories on the water. Many processes in the oceans can only be researched and documented from ships. The ships take on tasks in various disciplines: Arctic , Antarctic , ice and polar research , geology , ocean currents, meteorology , shipbuilding , fishing, marine biology and underwater archeology.
The ships are operated by research institutes, universities or authorities. The largest scientific institutions that operate active ships are part of the German Marine Research Consortium (KDM) and operate their ships as a fleet .
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| Atair | 1987 | 950 | 16 + 7 scientists | BSH Hamburg | Survey, wreck search and research vessels (VWFS) |
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| Deneb | 1994 | 969 | 16 + 7 scientists | BSH Rostock | Survey, wreck search and research vessels (VWFS) |
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| Vega | 1990 | 969 | 16 + 7 scientists | BSH Hamburg | Survey, wreck search and research vessels (VWFS) |
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| Capella | 2003 | 552 | 9 + 2 scientists | BSH Rostock | Survey ship |
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| Elisabeth Mann Borgese | 1986 | 899 | 11 + 12 scientists | IOW Warnemünde ( KDM ) | Research ship |
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| comet | 1998 | 1482 | 18 + 6 scientists | BSH Hamburg | Survey ship |
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| Poseidon | 1976 | 1105 | 15 + 11 scientists | GEOMAR ( KDM ) Kiel | Research ship |
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| polar fox | 1982 | 25th | 2 + 6 scientists | GEOMAR ( KDM ) | Research boat, formerly the dinghy of the Polarstern |
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| Alkor | 1989 | 1322 | 10 + 12 scientists | GEOMAR ( KDM ) Kiel | Research ship |
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| Littorina | 1975 | 185 | 5 + 6 scientists (12 on day trips) | GEOMAR Kiel | Research cutter |
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| Iago | 1989 | 3 t weight | 1 + 1 scientist | GEOMAR Kiel | Research submarine |
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| Heincke | 1990 | 1322 | 11 + 12 scientists | AWI ( KDM ) Heligoland | Research ship |
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| Pole Star | 1982 | 12614 | 44 + 70 scientists | AWI ( KDM ) Bremerhaven | Research ship |
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| Mya II | 2013 | 2 + 3 scientists (12 on day trips) | AWI Sylt | Research ship |
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| Uthorn | 1982 | 274 | 5 + 2 (25 on day trips) | AWI ( KDM ) Heligoland | Research cutter |
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| Maria S. Merian | 2004 | 5573 | 22 + 23 scientists | DFG ( KDM ) Warnemünde | Research ship |
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| meteor | 1985 | 4280 | 32 + 30 scientists | DFG ( KDM ) Hamburg | Research ship |
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| Senckenberg | 1976 | 5 + 6 scientists | Senckenberg Wilhelmshaven Research Institute | Research cutter |
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| Ludwig Prandtl | 1983 | 181 | 2 + 10 scientists | HZG ( KDM ) | Shallow water research vessel |
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| Professor Albrecht Penck , decommissioned in 2011 | 1951 | 307 | 10 + 11 scientists | IOW ( KDM ) Rostock | Research ship |
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| Sun | 1968 | 3516 | 25 + 25 scientists | RF Forschungsschiffahrt GmbH ( KDM ) Bremen | Research ship : 18 laboratories, maximum 10 × 20 'containers, space for 25 scientists |
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| Sun | 2014 | 8554 | 35 + 40 | ICBM | Research ship |
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| Clupea | 1949 | 39 | 4 + 4 scientists | BLE / Thünen Institute Rostock | Fisheries research vessel |
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| Solea | 2003 | 638 | 14 + 7 scientists | BLE / Thünen Institute Cuxhaven | Fisheries research vessel |
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| Walther Herwig III | 1992 | 2131 | 21 + 12 scientists | BLE / Thünen Institute Bremerhaven | Fisheries research vessel |
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| Haithabu | 2014 | 469 | 4 + 8 scientists | State of Schleswig-Holstein | Multipurpose ship |
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| South fall | 1982 | 2 + 6 scientists | Kiel University , West Coast Research and Technology Center (FTZ) | Research cutter |
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| Eugen Seibold | 2018 | 44 t weight | 8, including 4–6 scientists | Max Planck Institute for Chemistry | Deep sea research yacht |