Ortelius (ship)

Ortelius

Ship data flag  Cyprus other ship names Marina Svetaeva Ship type Passenger ship Callsign 5BMC3 home port Limassol Owner Ortelius Scheepsreizen BV Shipping company Oceanwide Expeditions

Ship dimensions and crew length 91.25 m ( Lüa ) 77.99 m ( Lpp ) width 17.61 m Side height 10.30 m Draft Max. 5.80 m displacement 3962  t measurement 4575 GT / 1417 NRZ   crew 49

Machine system machine 1 × Sulzer - diesel engine (type 6 ZL 40/48) Machine performance 3,200 kW (4,351 PS) Top speed 14.3 kn (26 km / h) propeller 1 × controllable pitch propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 804 dw Permitted number of passengers 106 Pax cabins 45

Others Classifications Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Registration numbers IMO no. 8509181

The Ortelius is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus with ice classification A1 and is used for polar ship trips to the Arctic and Antarctic . The operator is the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions , based in Vlissingen . It is driven by a Sulzer - Diesel engine type 6ZL 40/48 with 3600 hp.

history

The Ortelius was built in 1989 in Gdynia, Poland, as Marina Svetaeva for the Russian Academy of Sciences . She served the academy as a work and research ship. In 2005 the ship was rebuilt and modernized. Since the end of 2011 it has been used as the Ortelius by Oceanwide Expeditions for polar and expedition cruises.

Namesake

The ship is named after the Flemish geographer Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) who published the first modern world atlas in 1570 with the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum . At the time of going to press it was the most expensive printing unit that was ever produced.

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by a six-cylinder diesel engine made by Sulzer . The engine acts on a controllable pitch propeller . The ship thus reaches a top speed of 14.3  knots . It is equipped with Zodiac inflatable boats, which enable passengers to land in inaccessible bays.

The ship has seven decks. Passenger facilities are located on decks 3 to 6.

Web links

• Website of the shipping company

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} "M / V Ortelius," new to Oceanwide , Polarnews, September 2, 2011. Accessed January 13, 2013.
2. ↑ Deck plan  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   , Oceanwide Expeditions. Retrieved January 13, 2013.