Tangaroa (ship)

Tangaroa

Ship data flag  New Zealand Ship type Research ship Callsign ZMFR home port Wellington Owner National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research , Auckland , New Zealand Shipping company NIWA Vessel Management Shipyard Mjellem & Karlsen Verft, Bergen , Norway Build number 142 Keel laying July 1990 Launch 17th December 1990

Ship dimensions and crew length 70.00 m ( Lüa ) 61.80 m ( Lpp ) width 13.80 m Side height 8.80 m Draft Max. 5.79 m measurement 2,291 GT / 687 NRZ

Machine system machine 1 × Wärtsilä - diesel engine (type: 8R32D) Machine performance 2,999 kW (4,078 hp) Service speed 10.5 kn (19 km / h) propeller 1 × controllable pitch propeller

Others Classifications DNV GL IMO no. 9011571

The Tangaroa is a research vessel owned by the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research .

history

The ship was built in the early 1990s under hull number 142 on the Norwegian Mjellem & Karlsen Verft. The keel was laid in July 1990, the launch on December 17, 1990. The ship was completed in May 1991.

The ship is named after Tangaroa , the sea ​​god in Māori mythology .

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by a Wärtsilä - diesel engine (type: 8R32D) with 2,999  kW power driven. The motor acts on a controllable pitch propeller via a reduction gear . The ship is equipped with an electrically powered bow and stern thruster with 600 or 800 kW power, as well as an electrically powered, extendable propeller pod with 800 kW power in the bow area . The ship has a dynamic positioning system (DP2).

For electricity generation, a driven by the main motor are Leroy-Somer - wave generator with 900  kVA apparent power and two Cummins -Dieselgeneratoren 1800 kW power. A Cummins harbor and emergency generator with 400 kVA apparent power was also installed.

The ship is equipped with various echo sounders for research and surveying tasks. It has a variety of lifting tools, including a rear boom , and winches for hauling nets and research equipment. A moon pool is also available for the deployment of research equipment. Various laboratories are set up on board. The laboratory capacities can be expanded with laboratory containers. There is space for three 20-foot containers on deck . The ship has various cold storage rooms.

There is space on board for 40 people, who can be accommodated in 22 single and nine double cabins. An infirmary is set up on board.

The ship can stay at sea for 60 days. The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice ( ice class 1C).

Web links

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

• Specifications , NIWA

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tangaroa's dynamic positioning system , National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. Retrieved September 30, 2019.