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| Zeebrugge 27 May 2023 |
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| Zeebrugge 13/12/21 | |
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Name |
BELGICA |
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Type |
Oceanographic research ship - Oceanographic / hydrographical research |
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IMO-number |
9871294 |
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Call sign |
ORCO |
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Flag |
Belgium |
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Port of registry |
Zeebrugge |
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GT |
3.722 t |
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NT |
1.117 t |
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Displacement |
3.870 t |
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Length |
71,40 m overall 68,73 m between perpendiculars |
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Breadth |
16,80 m |
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Draught |
Summer: 4,80 m |
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Freeboard |
1.008 mm |
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Depth |
5,80 m to deck 3 |
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Speed |
Max: 13,0 knots Service: 11,0 knots |
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Built |
2021 |
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Keel laid |
27/03/2019 |
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Launch date |
11/02/2020 |
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Date of completion |
03/12/2021 |
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Builder |
Construcciones Navales Paulino Freire, S.A. Vigo Spain |
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Yard number |
723 |
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Hull material |
Steel |
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Main propulsion |
2x Indar each 1.200 kW |
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Main propellers |
2x Kongsberg fixed pitch mono-block propellers Diameter 3.300 mm, 5 blades |
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Rudders |
2x Kongsberg CMP 2.050 x 3.300 mm |
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Main diesel generatorsets |
2x ABC 8DZC - 8 cylinder combustion engine each 1.768 kW + Marelli Motor MJRM 560 LA6 generators each 1.980 kVA- 690 Volt - 50 Hz 1x ABC 6DZC 6 cylinder combustion engine 1.326 kW + Marelli Motor MJRM 500 LA6 generator - 1.480 kVA- 690 Volt - 50 Hz |
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Harbor/Emergency gen. |
1x Mitsubishi S6R2-MPTA diesel generatorset Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Sagamihara Machinery Works - Japan |
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Bow thruster |
2x Kongsberg TT2000 Fixed pitch propeller each 730 kW, forward Diameter 2.000 mm, 4 blades 2x Kongsberg TT1300 controllable pitch propeller each 535 kW, aft Diameter 1.300 mm, 4 blades |
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Tank capacities |
Fuel: 273,3 m³ Fresh water: 53,7 m³ Ballast: 615,0 m³ |
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Anchor equipment |
Length: 467,50 m Diameter: 38 mm |
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Lifting equipment |
1x Heila HLRM 50/6S,- SWL max 1,5 ton, forward 1x Heila HR 120/16-2BJ,- SWL max 4,0 t, midship 1x Heila HLRM 230/4SL - SWL 8,0 t, aft |
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Crew |
15 |
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Accommodation |
14 persons (single cabins) Scientists: 24 persons (2 single cabins, 11 double cabins) |
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Registered owner |
Belgium Govt Min Of Defence Belgium |
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Latest data adjustment |
20 January 2022 |

