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The YWAM Liberty is a hospital ship of the organization Youth With A Mission (YWAM). The ship, built as an anchor-handling tug , was used from 1988 to 2017 to supply the French research stations in the Antarctic and as a research ship.
history
The ship was built under hull number 567 as an anchor-handling tug at the Ferguson-Ailsa shipyard in Port Glasgow for John Townsend Marine in Vancouver , Canada . The launch took place on October 17, 1985. The completion of the ship took place in July 1986. The ship came under the flag of Canada in service, home port was Vancouver.
In 1988 the ship was sold to the UK and renamed Austral Fish . A short time later it was sold on to France . The ship's new name was L'Astrolabe . It was extensively rebuilt for use as a research and supply ship by the predecessor institute of the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile-Victor , founded in 1992 . On the working deck behind the deckhouse in the front area of the ship , additional superstructures were built to create space for additional cabins and additional rooms. There was now space on board for 62 people, 12 crew members and 50 passengers who could be accommodated in 13 cabins. There was also an infirmary with two beds. A mast with a closed lookout was placed on the deck superstructure . A hold was also set up. 320 m² of space were available in the hold. The deck can be loaded with 5 t / m². The hold was accessible through a 10.5 × 3.7 m hatch. 160 m² of open deck space is available above the hold. A helicopter landing platform is installed in the rear of the ship . The platform can be loaded with 2 t / m² and is suitable for the operation of Lama or Écureuil helicopters.
The ship was in the southern hemisphere for around four months in the summer by the administration of the French southern and Antarctic regions and the French polar institute Paul-Émile-Victor or its predecessor institute for the supply of the Antarctic stations Dumont-d'Urville station in Adélieland and station Dome Concordia used. During the supply trips, it was also used for research purposes.
In August 1991 the ship was on an expedition through the Northeast Passage from Norway to Japan . It was the first passage of the sea route by a foreign ship since Roald Amundsen's Maud expedition in 1918–1920.
After the 2016/2017 Antarctic season, the ship was decommissioned and later replaced by a new build of the same name . In March 2017 it was sold to the Christian missionary organization Youth With A Mission, which renamed it YWAM Liberty . The ship was converted into a hospital ship. In the process, 20-foot containers were installed in the previous cargo hold, which can be used, for example, as a treatment room, laboratory or pharmacy. YWAM is using the ship in Papua New Guinea for medical care, training and development aid. Part of the hold will continue to be used for the transport of supplies and equipment. There is space on board for eight additional 20-foot containers.
Technical specifications
The ship is powered by two four-stroke - eight-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer Mirrlees Blackstone (type: 8MB275) each with 2,267 kW power driven. The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via reduction gears . The ship is equipped with a bow thruster . It has a dynamic positioning system (DP1). Three Caterpillar diesel generators (type: 3408), each with an output of 300 kW (375 kVA apparent power ), are available to generate electricity on board .
A crane is installed on the port side of the open deck area , which can lift 32 t with a reach of 8.5 m. A second crane, which can lift 1 t with a 6 m extension, is located on the starboard side. A rear boom that can lift 20 t is installed at the stern .
The range of the ship is 12,000 nautical miles at a speed of 12 knots . The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice ( ice class 1A Super).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d l'Astrolabe , P&O Maritime (PDF; 2.1 MB). Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ↑ Mariel Bluteau: "L'Astrolabe": derrière un même nom, plusieurs navires mythiques d'exploration scientifique , France Inter , July 10, 2018. Accessed October 1, 2019.
- ^ Astrolabe , Institut polaire français Paul Emile Victor. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ↑ ERS-1 SAR ice routing of L-Astrolabe through the Northeast passage , The Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Technical Report No. 56, February 24, 1992. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ↑ L'astrolabe Press Release , press release, P&O Maritime, March 21, 2017. Accessed October 1, 2019.
- ^ Medical Ship: M / V YWAM Liberty , YWAM Medicalships Norway. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ YWAM Ships Aotearoa Fleet , YWAM Ships Aotearoa. Retrieved October 1, 2019.