Sagar Kanya

Sagar Kanya

Ship data flag  India Ship type Research ship Callsign VTJR home port Mumbai Owner Department of Ocean Development Shipyard Schlichting shipyard , Lübeck-Travemünde Launch 3rd September 1982

Ship dimensions and crew length 100.34 m ( Lüa ) width 16.39 m Side height 9.80 m Draft Max. 5.60 m measurement 4209 GT   crew 60

Machine system machine diesel-electric 4 × electric motor Machine performance 2,460 kW (3,345 hp) Service speed 12.0 kn (22 km / h) Top speed 14.2 kn (26 km / h) Generator power 4,825 kW (6,560 hp) propeller 2 × propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 1554 dw Permitted number of passengers 31-32 scientists

Others Classifications Indian Register of Shipping IMO no. 8123183

The Sagar Kanya is an Indian research ship .

General

The ship was built at the Schlichting shipyard in the early 1980s . The launch took place on September 3, 1982. On March 25, 1983, the ship was handed over to the Department of Ocean Development in India. It was financed as part of German-Indian development cooperation through a loan from the Reconstruction Loan Corporation (KfW). The then RF shipping association Forschungsschiffahrt in Bremen acted in an advisory capacity for the client and was responsible for building supervision.

The ship is operated by the National Institute of Oceanography. The main areas of application are the Indian Ocean with the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal .

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by diesel-electric technology . Propulsion is done by four electric motors that act on two propellers . For electricity generation were five diesel generator sets , originally consisting of five six-cylinder - diesel engines manufacturer's MaK each with 965  kW power and five AEG installed generators. The diesel generators were replaced in 2005 with new units from the manufacturer Wärtsilä with a higher output.

The ship is equipped with a bow thruster . In 2005, a retractable jet drive was retrofitted at the stern to make the ship suitable for dynamic positioning .

There are 13 laboratories on board with a total of 370 m² for the research work. The open working deck at the stern of the ship is 470 m². There are several lifting tools on board, including a stern boom with a lifting capacity of 22 t. The ship is also equipped with various winches and sonar systems.

There is space on board for a total of 91 people, 60 crew members and 31 scientists. The ship can stay at sea for up to 45 days.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} G. Braun: Sagar Kanya - an Indian research ship built and equipped in the Federal Republic of Germany , Prakla-Seismos Report 3 + 4/1983, pp. 24–26 (PDF file, 57.9 MB). Retrieved January 16, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Sagar Kanya , Research Ship Schedules & Information. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
3. ↑ ^{a b} 8123183 Sagar Kanya , Maritime-Connector.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Sagar Kanya ( Memento April 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), National Institute of Oceanography.
5. ^ ^{A b} ORV Sagar Kanya , National Center for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
6. ↑ ^{a b c} Torsten Albrecht, Ralph Priedigkeit, Sieglinde Mühle, PV Arvind: Renewal of the drive technology of the oceanographic research vessel Sagar Kanya , AEG Industrial Engineering GmbH (PDF file, 272 kB). Retrieved January 16, 2015.
7. ↑ KS Sudhi: Aging research vessels to go , The Hindu , December 3, 2010. Accessed January 16, 2015.