| RRS James Clark Ross |
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General Information
| Organisation: | NERC, British Antarctic Survey |
| Main Activities: | Marine Science, Antarctic Logistics |
| Operational Areas: | Worldwide, but principally in the Polar Seas |
| Contact: |
General Vessel Details
| Builder: | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, 1991 |
| Class: | Lloyds+100A1 Ice 1AS |
| Flag: | Falkland Islands |
| Call Sign: | ZDLP |
Specification
| Length Overall: | 99.04m |
| Beam: | 18.85m |
| Full Load Draught: | 06.40m |
| Freeboard to Working Deck: | 03.31m |
| Gross Tonnage: | 5732 tonnes |
| Maximum Speed: | 15.7 knots |
| Cruising Speed: | 12.0 knots |
| Maximum Endurance: | 57 days at sea |
| Hull: | Double bottom, ice strengthened |
| Stabiliser or Anti-roll Device: | yes |
Propulsion Systems
| Main Engines: | Diesel electric system. Two Wartsila Vasa 6R32 diesels + two Wartsila Vasa 8R22 diesels driving a propulsion motor via four generators, coupled to a single shaft fitted with a fixed pitch propeller. |
| Power: | 8200kW |
| Fuel: | Marine Diesel |
| Bow and Stern Thrusters: | White Gill 3600 units |
Manning
| Officers: | 12 (+1 on science cruises) |
| Crew: | 15 (+1 on science cruises) |
| Doctor: | 01 |
| Scientists: | 31 maximum |
Ship's Navigational Equipment
| Sperry Marine Integrated Bridge System: | Model ADG Autopilot, Mk37 Mod E Dual Gyro Compasses, Sperry Nav System incorporating Decca Navigator, Loran 'C' Omega, Transit SatNav and GPS, Chart Digitiser 'E' size. |
| Electronic Positioning: | Leica MX 400 DGPS, Ashtech G12 DGPS, Furuno Loran C, differential correction data via Racal Skyfix |
| Compasses: | Standard magnetic Cook NSK 1997 electric repeater |
| Electronic Charting and Plotting: | Sea Information System Microplot 6 Version Survey MR ARCS chart display, World Grid (Fleming Sinusoidal), UTM Projections, Myriad, Sperry Chart Digitiser E size, interfaced with navigation system |
| Speed Logs: | Sperry SRD 421S Dual Axis Doppler Log, Chernikeeff Aquaprobe Mk5 E/M Log. |
| Echo Sounders: | Marconi Marine Seachart 3 Navigational Sounder, Sea Chart 3 Manoeuvring Sounder, Simrad EA500 (stern transducer), Simrad EA500 Hydrographic Sounder, Furuno CSH Directional Sonar, Simrad EK500 200Hz Transducer |
| Radars: | Sperry Rasterscan 3400M–25kW X Band, Sperry Rasterscan 3400M–30kW S Band |
| Other: | Furuno Weatherfax, Space Technology MSGS Satellite Picture Receiver with printer |
Scientific Spaces
| Total Scientific Deck Space: | 650 m2 | |||
| Locations: | Afterdeck, Starboard, Forward Starboard | |||
| Laboratories: | Wet Lab | 23.5m2 | ||
| Main Lab | 44.2m2 | |||
| Rough Workshop | 25.9m2 | |||
| Scientific Workshop | 19.6m2 | |||
| Water Bottle Annex | 18.1m2 | |||
| Chemistry Lab | 18.1m2 | |||
| Preparation Lab | 16.3m2 | |||
| Biochemistry Lab | 10.6m2 | |||
| Microbiology/Radioactive Lab | 10.7m2 | |||
| Underway Instrument and Control Room | 66.8m2 | |||
| Electronics Workshop | 07.2m2 | |||
| Data Preparation Room | 16.5m2 | |||
| Computer Room | 19.2m2 | |||
| Darkroom | 07.4m2 | |||
| Freezer Space: | yes | |||
| Core Storage: | yes | |||
| Explosive Store: | yes | Capacity: | 15 tonnes | |
| Containers: | 4 on aft deck, 1 on fwd deck | |||
Scientific Facilities and Equipment
| Compressed Air: | High pressure for air guns |
| Compressors: | 4 × Hamworthy 4TH565W100 |
| Electrical Systems: | 415V AC 500 amp (scientific rough workshop) serving aft deck |
| 415V 50Hz 3 Phase general purpose supply | |
| 240V 50Hz 3 Phase general purpose supply | |
| 240V 50Hz 1 Phase general purpose supply | |
| 110V 50Hz 1 Phase general purpose supply | |
| 240V 50Hz 1 Phase clean supply | |
| 110V 60Hz 1 Phase clean supply | |
| Echosounders and Sonars: | Simrad EA500 navigation sounder, Simrad EK 500, 38kHz, 200kHz and 120kHz transducers, Simrad EK500, 3.5 kHz Sub-bottom Profiler, Precision Echo Sounder, 10kHz, Furuno CSH50 Directional Sonar |
| Acoustic Doppler Profiler: | RDI Type RD-VDM150 |
| Scientific Navigation: | Ship's navigation system repeated in UIC Room, Trimble 4000 Surveyor DGPS (Racal Skyfix), PC based Oceanlogger, Ashtec GPS3DF – linked to ADCP, Simrad Kongsberg SDP11 Dynamic Positioning System |
| Scientific Logs: | Sperry SRD 421S Dual Axis Doppler Log, Chernikeeff Mk5 Electro-mechanical Log |
| Other: | Pitch, Roll, Heave monitor/compensator |
Lifting and Wire Handling Facilities
| A-Frames: | Location: | Capacity: | Max Height: |
| Articulated | Aft | 20 tonnes | 9m |
| Articulated | Midships | 30 tonnes | 8m |
| Cranes: | Location: | Load Capacity: | |
| Main Cargo Crane | Forward | 20.0 tonnes at 20m | |
| Stores Crane | Forward | 02.5 tonnes at 10m | |
| Science Crane | Forward | 02.0 tonnes at 04m | |
| Cargo/Science Crane | Aft | 10.0 tonnes at 17m | |
| Science Crane Port | Aft | 02.5 tonnes at 13m | |
| Science Crane Starboard | Aft | 02.5 tonnes at 10m | |
| Winches: | Max Wire Length: | Diameter: | |
| Main Winch: | |||
| Superaramid Warp | 08000m | 29.0mm | |
| Coring Warp | 08000m | 16.8mm | |
| Trawl Warp | 15000m | ||
| Conducting Cable: | 10000m | ||
| Tapered CTD/Hydrographic Winch | |||
| Hydrographic Wire | 09000m | 06.0mm | |
| Conducting Cable | 08000m | 10.0mm | |
| Biological Winch | 03000m | 14.0mm | |
| 2 × Trawling Winches | 03000m | 25.0mm | |
| 2 × Gilson Winches | 00500m | 20.0mm |
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