RV Roagan

 

General Information

Organisation: University of Liverpool, Port Erin Marine Laboratory
Main Activities: Marine Biology
Operational Areas: Irish Sea
Contact:

General Vessel Details

Builder: A Hokeman BV., The Netherlands, 1982. Major conversion in 1991.
Class: Isle of Man DHPP VII
Flag: Isle of Man
Call Sign: MNCN7

Specification

Length Overall: 23.75m
Beam: 06.50m
Full Load Draught: 03.54m
Freeboard to Working Deck: 00.40m
Full Load Displacement: 227.32 tonnes
Gross Tonnage: 104.44 tonnes
Maximum Speed: 10 knots
Cruising Speed: 10 knots
Maximum Endurance: 8 days at sea

Propulsion Systems

Main Engines: Two Caterpillar 34067

Manning

Officers: 1
Crew: 3
Scientists: 4/6

Ship's Navigational Equipment

Autopilot: Wagner
Speed Logs: yes
Echo Sounders: Skipper CS1 19(38kHz), Furuno (50 and 200kHz), Furuno paper sounder (50kHz),Furuno CN8 Colour net recorder trawl eye
Navigation: Decca Mk 5 with DGPS supplying data to a Furuno RS2000 plotter and Microplot computer chart system including bottom discrimination facilty RoxAnn
Radars: Furuno

Scientific Spaces

Total Scientific Deck Space: 35m2
Locations: Main Trawl Deck
Laboratories: Multi-purpose Dry Lab 07.75m2
Multi-purpose Wet/Dry Cal. 12.74m2
Freezer Space: yes

Scientific Facilities and Equipment

Electrical Systems: 240V AC 50Hz 5kVA 1 Phase
024V DC
Echosounders and Sonars: Simrad EY200 50 kHz, 120 kHz, 200 kHz, Simrad EY500 38 kHz.
Meteorological Equipment: Sea surface temperature.

Lifting and Wire Handling Facilities

A-Frames: Location: Capacity: Max Height:
Stern 6 tonnes 5m
Harbour Side 1 tonne 1m
Winches: Max Wire Length: Diameter:
CTD Winch 200m 08mm
Trawl Winch 4 Drum 2 × 200m 12mm
Trawl Winch 200m 10mm

 

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