Navicula (ship)

Navicula

Ship data flag  Netherlands Ship type Research ship Callsign PGCT home port Texel Owner Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee (NIOZ) Shipyard Visscher & Zoon, Zwartsluis Build number 480

Ship dimensions and crew length 23.87 m ( Lüa ) width 7.00 m Side height 2.15 m Draft Max. 1.10 m measurement 129 GT / 38 NRZ   crew 3

Machine system machine 2 × Caterpillar diesel engine propeller 2 × fixed propellers

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 8th

Others IMO no. 8632110

The Navicula is a research vessel of the Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee (NIOZ).

description

The ship was built in 1981 under the hull number 480 at the Visscher & Zoon shipyard in Zwartsluis. The ship is primarily used for research work in the Dutch Wadden Sea , the coastal waters and the inland waters of the Rhine-Meuse Delta .

The deck superstructures are in the front half of the ship. A dry and a wet laboratory are set up here. An open working deck is located behind the superstructure. The ship is equipped with a stern boom with various lifting tools. There is space on deck for a 20-foot laboratory container. The ship carries a rigid inflatable boat that can be used as a work boat .

There is space on board for three crew members and eight scientists.

The ship is propelled by two Caterpillar diesel engines that act on two fixed propellers via reduction gears .

The ship is named after the species of diatoms .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ship Details , Zeeschepen of het Haringvliet. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
2. ^ RV Navicula - Specifications , Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
3. ^ Research vessels , Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. Retrieved May 18, 2018.