Ludwig Prandtl (ship)

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Ludwig Prandtl
The Ludwig Prandtl in the port of Hamburg
The Ludwig Prandtl in the port of Hamburg
Ship data
flag GermanyGermany Germany
other ship names
  • hatch
  • Sea hawk
Ship type Research ship
Callsign DAOH
home port Hamburg
Owner Helmholtz Center Geesthacht - Center for Materials and Coastal Research
Shipyard Heinrich Grube shipyard, Hamburg
Launch April 25, 1983
Ship dimensions and crew
length
31.03 m ( Lüa )
width 6.10 m
Draft Max. 1.65 m
measurement 171 GT / 51 NRZ
 
crew 2–3 people
Machine system
machine 2 × diesel engine, MAN Truck & Bus AG (type: D 2842 LE)
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		730 kW (993 hp)
Top
speed 		12 kn (22 km / h)
propeller 2 × rudder propellers
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 10 scientists
Others
Classifications Germanic Lloyd
Registration
numbers 		IMO no. 8332320

The Ludwig Prandtl is a German research ship that was specially built for use in shallow water areas (estuaries, coastal areas such as the Wadden Sea areas in the North Sea and the lagoon waters in the Baltic Sea ). The ship belongs to the Helmholtz Center Geesthacht - Center for Materials and Coastal Research and run by the F. Laeisz shipping company bereedert . The ship is named after the German physicist Ludwig Prandtl .

construction

The Ludwig Prandtl was built in 1982/1983 under the construction number 234 at the Heinrich Grube shipyard in Hamburg for the Helmholtz Center Geesthacht. The keel was laid on July 1, 1982, the launch on April 25, 1983. The ship was completed in May 1983. In 2002 the ship was extended.

drive

The ship is propelled by two twelve - cylinder four-stroke diesel engines from the manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus AG (type: D 2842 LE) with an output of 365  kW each , which act on two rudder propellers . The ship reaches a speed of 12  knots . It also has a bow thruster designed as a pump jet .

equipment

The ship is equipped for research with a hydraulic folding crane , a single conductor winch and a towing device for measuring devices. There is a laboratory on board . The ship is mainly used for one-day research trips in the coastal area.

gallery

  • Look at the command post

  • The rubber dinghy "Uncle Herbert"

  • Glance into one of the laboratories

  • Towing device for taking water samples

Web links

Commons : Ludwig Prandtl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ludwig Prandtl , German Marine Research Consortium . Retrieved January 13, 2014.