Bismarck Expeditions
Survey Vessel used for Bismarck Expedition
| MV Northern Horizon (United Kingdom) | ||
| Builder: | Goole shipbuiling & Repair Co. | |
| Commisioning: | 1966 (Rebuil1987,1991 and1996) | |
| Owner: | Marr Vessel Management Limited | |
| Classification: | Lloyds +100A1 +LMC DTp Class VII | |
| Signal Letters: | C60G3 | |
| Official Number: | 308539 | |
| Port of registry: | Nassau | |
| Length overall: | 74,88 meters | |
| Length BP: | 65,42 meters | |
| Overall Width: | 12,4 meters | |
| Depth: | 8 meters | |
| Draft: | 5,2 meters | |
| Speed: | Max 14 knots | |
| Range: | 16.000 Nautical miles | |
| Duration: | 53 days | |
| Gross Tonnage: | 1.833 tonnes> | |
| Net Tonnage: | 549 tonnes | |
| Displacement: | 2.028,44 tonnes | |
| Fuel Capacity: | 358 tonnes | |
| F.W Capacity: | 80 tonnes | |
| Accommodation: | 50 | |
| Crew: | 15 | |
| Main Engines: | 1 x English electric 12 CVSM 1.600 bhp 750 rpm | |
| 1 x RK3C - 1.618 bhp 750 rpm | ||
| Main Propulsion: | DC Motor 900 V 1.850 A | |
| Continuous rating 2100 SHP | ||
| Single fixed pitch prop 204 rpm | ||
| Auxiliary Propulsion: | Bow thruster - (Elliott)white giljet 800 bhp | |
| Stern Tunnel Thruster - Brunvoll 105 bhp | ||
| Kamewa 500 bhp | ||
| Control System: | Dynamic positioning GEC GEM 80 Simplex bridge computer console, port and starboard bridge wing joystick control | |
| Generators: | 2 x English electric DC propulsion generators 835 kW 750 rpm 510 V DC each | |
| 2 x 300 kW 415 V 3 phase 50 Hz E.Electric | ||
| 1 x 300 kW 415 V 3 phase 50 Hz Scania | ||
| 1 x 200 kW 415 V 3 phase 60 Hz Scania | ||
| 1 x 100 kW 415 V 3 phase 60 Hz rotary conv 24 DC | ||
| 1 x 250 kW 415 V 3 phase 50 Hz Cummins | ||
| Power Supplies: | 415 V AC 50 Hz, 115 V AC, 220 V AC 50 Hz | |
| 415 V AC 60 Hz, 24 V DC | ||
| Auxiliaries: | Water evaporator 10 t/d | |
| 1 x HRO Plant 4 metric tonnes per day | ||
| Air Conditioning | ||
| Laboratories: | Tween Deck instrument space (625 sq.ft), additional survey laboratory, Main deck (245 sq.ft), Photo laboratory (78 sq.ft). | |
| Handling Facilities: | Stbd Boat deck crane TICO 100 | |
| Port ROV Crane ACB 31TM | ||
| Navigation Outfit: | 2 x Furuno Radar, Cetrec Autopilot, 1 x SGB | |
| Gyro, 1 x Sperry Gyro compass, Benmar | ||
| Echosounder, Hydro-Acoustic postion Ref. | ||
| 2 x Furuno GPS navigator, Furuno weatherfax, NavTex receiver, 1 Speedlog Range 16000 Nm | ||
| Communications: | Full GMDSS system to area A3 fitted plus Satcom "B", Radio rack RC-1500-1T, FM8000 VHF, DSC8V VHF DSC, FS1562/15 SSB, DSC6 MF/HF DSC Controller, AA50 DSC watch receiver, Dp5 NBDP terminal. Felcome 11 STD C, PP510 printers (24 V DC), PR850A mains 24 V DC autochangeover Power unit, VHF antenna c/w 20m cable (DSC8V & FM8000) Fax5 c/w 2.6m whip antenna (AA50) SSB antenna (FS1562-15) PR300 PSU (Dup.equipment), Vivtron 25 A battery chargers. | |
| Additional Information: | 1 x 6 m Searider plus twin 55s CEGELEC DPS 80 Mk II Simrad HPR 310 | |
| Home port: | N/A | |
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