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RV Lady Basten
SPECIFICATIONS
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SPECIFICATIONS
- LADY BASTEN
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Owner |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
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Builder |
Ocean Shipyards, Freemantle, WA |
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Year
built |
1978 |
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Date
operational by AIMS |
27 Oct 1978 |
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Hull |
Steel |
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Length
(oa) |
27.4 m |
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Beam |
8.0 m |
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Draft |
2.5 m |
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Displacement,
full |
226.82 tonnes |
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Installed
power |
Twin screw,
8v-71GM engines
360 kW |
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Fuel
capacity |
27,000 litres |
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Service
speed |
10 knotes |
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Range |
2,500 nm |
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Number
of crew |
7 |
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Passenger
capacity |
7 |
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Instrumentation
and equipment |
GPS navigation
Echo sounder
Gyro-compass
Scanning sonar
Wet lab (5.7 m2)
Dry lab (18.7 m2)
Freezer space
Running seawater
Scuba air-compressor
Hydrographic winch
Benthos/plankton winch
'A' frame - 3 tonnes cap.
Aft deck space 32 m2
Dinghies (3)
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Usage |
All scientific research at sea, especially for hydrographic and oceanographic work or trawl towing and large sampling etc.
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December 18, 2008
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