Orka (ship)

**Orka**
Ship data
flag	Germany
Ship type	Measuring ship
class	Fassmer SCAT 18
Callsign	DK2248
home port	Brunsbuettel
Shipyard	Ms. Fassmer , Berne / Motzen
Build number	2030
Ship dimensions and crew
length	18.5 m ( Lüa ) 16.9 m ( Lpp )
width	8.4 m
Draft	Max. 1.25 m
displacement	72 t
crew	3
Machine system
machine	2 × Volvo diesel engine (type: D7A TA)
Machine ; performance	306 kW (416 hp)
Top ; speed	8 kn (15 km / h)
propeller	2 × rudder propellers
Others
Classifications	Lloyd's Register

The Orka is a measuring ship of the Brunsbüttel Waterways and Shipping Office .

history

The ship was ordered by the Mechanical Engineering North department for the Brunsbüttel Waterways and Shipping Authority at the time. It was built under construction number 2030 at the Fassmer shipyard in Berne / Motzen and handed over to the Brunsbüttel Water and Shipping Authority on May 12, 2006.

The name is composed of the first letters of " Or tungs- Ka together Tamaran". The former direction finding ship Karl Hayssen was replaced by the Orka .

commitment

The ship is used for sounding and hydrological measurements as well as supervision and control trips on the Kiel Canal , the Gieselau Canal and the tributaries of the Lower Elbe . It is designed as a catamaran and has a more stable position in the water compared to a monohull ship and is less heeled .

Technical data and equipment

The Orka is powered by two Volvo diesel engines with an output of 153 kW each. The motors act on two rudder propellers via gears .

The ship is equipped with an echo sounder for survey work . It has two telescopic sighting booms, each 3.3 m long. The total width of the measured area is 15 m.

A hydraulic crane is located on the starboard side in the fore ship area. The fixed point height of the ship is 5 m. The ship has a range of 1,200 nautical miles .

Web links

Information about the ship , Waterways and Shipping Office Kiel-Holtenau
Information about the ship , Fassmer
Data sheet , Fassmer (PDF, 120 kB)

Individual evidence

↑ New construction of watercraft , specialist department for mechanical engineering north. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ Fassmer new building is handed over today , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , May 12, 2006.
↑ ^a ^b ^c An orka in the canal , bridge messenger. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
↑ Orka , Schottel . Retrieved December 3, 2012.
↑ Unusual newbuildings from Fassmer ( Memento from January 28, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Maritime Journal, August 1, 2006.

[1] New construction of watercraft , specialist department for mechanical engineering north. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[2] Fassmer new building is handed over today , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , May 12, 2006.

[Bote-3] An orka in the canal , bridge messenger. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

[4] Orka , Schottel . Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[5] Unusual newbuildings from Fassmer ( Memento from January 28, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Maritime Journal, August 1, 2006.