RV Cape Ferguson
Owner | Australian Institute of Marine Science |
Builder | Tenix Shipbuilding, Western Australia |
Year built | 2000 |
Date operational by AIMS | November 2000 |
Hull | Steel |
Length (overall) | 23.9 metres |
Beam | 7.8 metres |
Draft | 2.5 metres |
Displacement, full | 212 tonnes |
Installed power | Main engines: Detroit series 60 375bhp Aux engines: Perkins 92.3 kW gen sets |
Fuel capacity | 34,000 litres |
Cruising speed | 10 knots |
Range | 3,000 nautical miles |
Complement | 14 people |
Instrumentation and equipment | 2-tonne winch with A-frame (1,000 m wire) Hydrographic winch Baur K15 dive compressor with 3 G cylinder bank Wet and dry labs Scientific office Running seawater 3 x 4.6m Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBS) |
Usage | All scientific research at sea, especially for hydrographic and oceanographic work or trawl towing and large sampling. |