Thalassa (ship, 1996)

Thalassa

The Thalassa

Ship data flag  France Ship type Research ship Callsign FNFP home port Nantes Owner Institut Français de Recherche pour d'Exploitation de la Mer ( Ifremer ) Shipyard MIM Dieppe (Manche Industrie Marine), Dieppe Build number 620 Commissioning 1996

Ship dimensions and crew length 73.65 m ( Lüa ) 64.95 m ( Lpp ) width 14.9 m Side height 6.45 m Draft Max. 6.1 m displacement 3,022 t measurement 2,803 GT / 840 NRZ   crew 16-25

Machine system machine Diesel-electric drive 1 × Alstom -Elektromotor Machine performance 2,200 kW (2,991 hp) Top speed 14.5 kn (27 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 995 dw Permitted number of passengers 25 scientists

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas IMO no. 9070307

The Thalassa is a research vessel that works for the French marine research institute Ifremer . It is managed by Genavir. The ship is primarily used for fisheries research and oceanographic research.

Construction and technical data

The ship was built under the construction number 620 by the MIM Dieppe shipyard (Manche Industrie Marine) in Dieppe and was completed in early May 1996.

The ship is powered by diesel-electric technology . The output of the Alstom drive motor is 2,200  kW . It acts on a fixed propeller with a Becker rudder and accelerates the ship to 14.5  knots . The electricity for the electric motor is generated by four twelve - cylinder four - stroke diesel engines from the manufacturer MWM - Deutz (type: TBD 604 BV 12), each with an output of 1128 kW. The motors drive four generators , each with an output of 1,000 kW (1,250  kVA apparent power ).

The ship has a bow and stern thruster . The bow thruster has 440 kW, the stern thruster 264 kW.

The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice .

Furnishing

The ship is equipped with various systems required for the research work, including echo sounders , sonar , thermosalinograph and bathythermograph . From the research ship can u. a. the remote-controlled diving vehicle Victor 6000 can be used. The ship is equipped with a dynamic positioning system.

Several rooms are available for research, including four laboratories (hydrology, physics, chemistry and biology) and other scientific rooms. There are spaces on board for five 20-foot containers .

The ship has several cranes, including a crane located on the port side on the quarterdeck, a crane system approximately amidships on the starboard side and a crane on the forecastle . There is a stern boom at the stern of the ship . There are also various winches on deck .

In addition to the crew, there is space on board for 25 scientists and other personnel required for research trips.

Web links

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

• Thalassa , French océanographique fleet

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Navires hauturiers , Genavir. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
2. ↑ Thalassa ( memento of March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Genavir.
3. ^ Thalassa , Scientific references, Kongsberg Maritime . Retrieved December 14, 2017.
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Detailed characteristics , Flotte océanographique française. Retrieved July 17, 2019.