Mya (ship)

Mya

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Catamaran , research ship Callsign DBHV home port List on Sylt Owner Federal Ministry of Education and Research Shipyard Shipyard Evers GmbH, Niendorf Build number 522 Keel laying June 15, 1977 Launch March 11, 1978 Whereabouts Decommissioned in 2014, sold in March 2015

Ship dimensions and crew length 17.53 m ( Lüa ) 16.49 m ( Lpp ) width 6.51 m Side height 2.35 m Draft Max. 0.65 m measurement 50.31 GRT / 31.77 NRT   crew 2

Machine system machine 2 × diesel engines (Motoren-Werke-Mannheim, type: D 226-4 C) Machine performance 100 kW (136 hp) Top speed 8 kn (15 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 2 tdw Permitted number of passengers 12 scientists

Others Classifications Germanic Lloyd

The Mya is a former German research catamaran that was operated from 1978 to 2013 by the Wadden Sea Station of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research on Sylt . The catamaran was owned by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research , and it was managed by the shipping company F. Laeisz (Bremerhaven) GmbH.

history

The Mya was built in 1977/78 at the shipyard Evers GmbH in Niendorf under construction number 522. The keel was laid on July 15, 1977, the launch on March 11, 1978. The ship was also completed in March 1978.

The ship was replaced by a new ship, the Mya II , in August 2013 and decommissioned in 2014. In 2015, the ship was offered for sale by VEBEG and sold in March of that year for € 81,004 (net).

Technical data and equipment

Model of the Mya in the Wadden Sea Station

The Mya is powered by two four-cylinder four - stroke diesel engines from MWM (type: D 226-4C) with an output of 50  kW each , which each act on a variable pitch propeller via a gearbox . The ship thus reaches a maximum speed of 8  knots .

Two shaft generators with an output of 2.5 kW each and a diesel generator with an apparent output of  17  kVA , which is driven by a MWM diesel engine (type: D 226-2) with an output of 16 kW, are available for the power supply.

The catamaran is equipped with three davits and a stern boom at the stern . For the scientific work, the Mya has water scoops, plankton nets , Van Veen grabs, box grabs, oyster dredges and a video system.

commitment

The Mya was used as part of day trips with up to twelve scientists on board in the waters around Sylt, u. a. for the study of ecological processes and for long-term observations of changes in the coastal ecosystem . So water and soil samples were taken regularly, the water temperature was measured and plankton were caught. On board the catamaran there is a laboratory with three workstations for examining the samples taken and for preparing further examinations on land.

Due to its construction, the catamaran can fall dry at low tide and thus allows you to work on sand and mussel banks that are otherwise difficult to access .

The Mya is named after the sand gape mussel , whose scientific name is Mya arenaria .

Web links

Commons : Mya  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Research catamaran “Mya” , Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Wadden Sea Station
• Research catamaran "Mya" , shipping company F. Laeisz
• Register entry, Germanischer Lloyd

Individual evidence

1. ↑ hammer prices , lot no. 1511 491.001, deadline March 12, 2015. VEBEG GmbH.