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RV
Cape Ferguson
SPECIFICATIONS
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SPECIFICATIONS - CAPE FERGUSON
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Owner |
Australian
Institute of Marine Science |
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Builder |
Tenix Shipbuilding
WA, Aust |
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Year
built |
2000 |
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Date
operational by AIMS |
November 2000 |
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Hull |
Steel |
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Length
(oa) |
23.9 m |
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Beam |
7.8 m |
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Draft |
2.5
m |
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Displacement,
full |
212 tonnes |
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Installed
power |
Main
engines: Detroit series 60 375bhp
Aux engines: Perkins 92.3 kW gen sets |
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Fuel
capacity |
34,000 litres |
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Cruising
speed |
10
knots |
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Range |
3,000 nm |
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Complement |
14 |
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Instrumentation
and equipment |
2 tonne winch with
A-frame (1,000m wire)
Hydrographic winch
Baur K15 dive compressor with 3 G cylinder bank
Wet and dry labs
Scientific office
Running seawater
3 x RIB's |
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Usage |
All scientific research at sea, especially for hydrographic and oceanographic work or trawl towing and large sampling etc. |
Construction of the RV
Cape Ferguson - pictorial
essay
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December 18, 2008
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