Uwe Jens Lornsen (ship)

Uwe Jens Lornsen

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Survey ship Callsign DBDI home port Toenning Owner Federal Ministry of Traffic, Construction and City Development Shipyard Deutsche Binnenwerften GmbH, Berlin plant Build number 3189 Keel laying April 20, 1998 Launch February 20, 1999

Ship dimensions and crew length 24.17 m ( Lüa ) 22.06 m ( Lpp ) width 6.80 m Draft Max. 1.30 m measurement 104 GT / 31 NRZ   crew 3

Machine system machine 2 × MTU - diesel engines (type & R 183 TE) Machine performance 550 kW (748 hp) Top speed 11.5 kn (21 km / h) propeller 2 × rudder propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 14 tdw

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register Registration numbers IMO 9218325

The Uwe Jens Lornsen is a survey ship of the waterway and shipping office Tonning . The shipowner is the Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development .

history

The ship was ordered by the mechanical engineering department for the then Tönning Waterways and Shipping Authority. It was built in 1998/99 under the construction number 3189 by the Berlin plant of the German inland shipyards. The keel was laid on April 20, 1998, the launch on February 20, 1999. The ship was completed in March 1999.

The ship entered service on March 30, 1999. It replaced a predecessor ship of the same name. The ship is named after the lawyer of the Danish government Uwe Jens Lornsen (1793–1838).

The ship is used in the area of ​​the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein and on the Eider for depth and structural bearings , inspections and water science tasks.

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by two six - cylinder four - stroke diesel engines made by MTU Friedrichshafen, each with an output of 275  kW . The motors act via gears on two rudder propellers designed as twin propellers . The ship reaches a speed of up to 11.5  kn .

Two generators with an apparent power of 35 kVA each  and an auxiliary generator with an output of 6.6 kW are available for the power supply.

The ship is equipped with a fan -assisted navigation system and a satellite-based positioning system ( differential GPS ). The surveying system will be replaced in 2015 by the type EM2040C from Kongsberg Maritime . There is a working crane on the aft deck , which u. a. can be used for launching the dinghy brought along .

See also

• List of ships of the waterways and shipping authorities

Web links

• Information about the ship , Tönning Waterways and Shipping Office

Individual evidence

1. ↑ New construction of watercraft , specialist department for mechanical engineering north. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
2. ^ History , Waterways and Shipping Office Tönning. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
3. ↑ "Uwe Jens Lornsen" , Schottel . Retrieved November 29, 2012.
4. ↑ Six new EM2040C fan guide systems for the coastal area. Kongsberg Maritime, January 8, 2015, accessed June 19, 2015 .