Marion Dufresne (ship, 1995)

Marion Dufresne

The Marion Dufresne before Kerguelen

Ship data flag  France Ship type Research and supply ship Callsign FNIN home port Marseille Owner GIE MD 2 Shipping company CMA CGM Shipyard Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre (ACH) Build number 291 Keel laying May 12, 1995

Ship dimensions and crew length 120.75 m ( Lüa ) 107.6 m ( Lpp ) width 20.6 m Side height 7.4 m Draft Max. 6.96 m displacement 10,380 t measurement 9,403 GT / 2,820 NRZ   crew 50

Machine system machine Diesel-electric 2 × electric motor Machine performance 6,000 kW (8,158 hp) Top speed 16 kn (30 km / h) propeller 2 × fixed propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 4,871 dwt Volume 4,600 m³ Permitted number of passengers 110

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas Registration numbers IMO 9050814

The Marion Dufresne is a French research and supply ship. It is named after the French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724–1772) and serves to supply the French Southern and Antarctic Regions (TAAF) as well as marine research. In 1995 she replaced a ship of the same name with the same function.

General

The ship has been operated by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs since 2017 , after CMA CGM was previously responsible for ship operations. The ship is available to the TAAF and the French Polar Institute Paul Emile Victor (IPEV). 120 days a year it has to be available to supply the stations on the islands of Kerguelen , Crozet , Amsterdam and the Îles Éparses , the rest of the time it is used as a research ship. The Marion Dufresne is stationed on the island of Réunion .

The ship is adapted to the rough weather conditions of the southern seas ( roaring forties ) and has excellent stability in heavy seas. Due to its secondary role as a supplier, it is unusually large for a research ship and can therefore take a large number of scientists on board and stay at sea for a long time.

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by diesel-electric technology . The power for the drive motors is generated by two eight - cylinder four - stroke diesel engines . The motors drive two generators with an output of 2880 kW (3600  kVA apparent power ) and one generator with an output of 2400 kW (3000 kVA apparent power). The electric drive motors, each with 3,000  kW power act on two fixed propeller . An emergency generator with an output of 300 kW (375 kVA apparent power) is also available.

Movie

• Bassas da India. Stories of an atoll. (OT: Le secret du trésor de Bassas da India. ) Documentary film, France, 2012, 71 min. , Script and director: Karel Prokop, production: arte France, Constance Films, Amip, first broadcast: June 1, 2013 on arte. The Marion Dufresne in search of the wreck of the Santiago .

Web links

Commons : Marion Dufresne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile-Victor
• Information on the website of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Individual evidence

1. ^ Marion Dufresne , Ship Management, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, accessed October 12, 2019.
2. ↑ CMA CGM perd l'armement du "Marion Dufresne" , le marin, April 24, 2017, accessed on October 12, 2019.
3. ^ Table of contents by ARD