Paapsand (ship)

Paapsand

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Survey ship class Fassmer SV 30 Callsign DBKQ home port Emden Owner Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) Shipyard Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad Ms. Fassmer , Berne / Motzen Build number 97/1/2602 2602 Keel laying May 5, 1998 Launch April 28, 1999

Ship dimensions and crew length 30.05 m ( Lüa ) 27.59 m ( Lpp ) width 6.5 m Draft Max. 2.2 m measurement 148 GT / 44 NRZ   crew 4th

Machine system machine 1 x Cummins - diesel engine Machine performance 447 kW (608 hp) Top speed 12 kn (22 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 9 tdw

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register IMO no . 9199177

The Paapsand is a survey ship of the Federal Republic of Germany.

history

The ship, the construction of which was commissioned in July 1997 by the then special department for mechanical engineering in Brake (today's technical department of the Waterways and Shipping Directorate Northwest), was built in 1998/1999. The hull was built under construction number 97/1/2602 at the Jantar shipyard in Kaliningrad , Russia . The keel was laid on May 5, 1998, the launch on April 28, 1999. The ship was equipped by Ms. Fassmer in Berne / Motzen. Completion took place in May 1999. The ship's godmother was Elke Ferner, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.

The ship is used by the Emden Waterways and Shipping Authority for direction finding tasks, mainly on the Ems .

It is named after the sandbank in the mouth of the Ems in front of Delfzijl .

Technical data and equipment

main engine

The ship is powered by a six - cylinder four - stroke diesel engine made by Cummins (type: KTA 19 M) with an output of 447  kW . The engine acts on a fixed propeller via a gearbox . The ship reaches a speed of 12  knots . The ship has a bow thruster with 54 kW power.

Two generators with an apparent power of 32.5 kVA each  are available for the power supply .

For conducting water depth measurements ( soundings ) the ship is equipped with a vertical echo sounder (single-beam echo sounder) and a satellite-based positioning system equipped.

See also

• List of ships of the waterways and shipping authorities

Web links

Commons : Paapsand  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Surveying ship Paapsand , Waterways and Shipping Office Emden
• Data sheet , Fassmer (PDF, 199 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Helmut Meyer, Eberhard Meyer, Hero Herlyn: The new sea survey ship VS "Paapsand" (PDF; 6.7 MB) , commemorative publication on the occasion of the 50th name day of the Emden Waterways and Shipping Authority on November 1, 1999, water and Shipping Office Emden. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Sea surveying , Waterways and Shipping Office Emden. Retrieved November 1, 2012.