Research vessel
Cefas Endeavour
To gain the evidence that underpins much of our work we operate
a sophisticated, purpose-built ocean-going research vessel: the
Cefas Endeavour. This entered service in April 2003, and
undertakes estuarine, shelf seas and deep water oceanographic and
fisheries surveys.
Certified to the International Maritime Organization's
"International Safety Management Code", the vessel provides an
effective and economic platform for scientific research and
surveys. It is able to deploy a wide range of commercial and
experimental static and towed gear, and is
fitted out with laboratory facilities, extensive electronics, acoustic and optical
equipment and data networks.
Cruise information can be found on
the British Oceanographic Data Centre website.
| Technical information: |
| Port of registry |
Lowestoft |
| Length OA |
73.00 m (Excluding stern roller) |
| Length extreme |
73.916 m |
| Breadth (MLD) |
15.80 m |
| Depth (MLD) |
8.20 m |
| Design draft |
5.00 m |
| Deep draught |
5.50 m |
| LBP |
66.50 m |
| Gross tonnage |
2983 tonnes |
| Net register tonnage |
894 tonnes |
| Net lightship |
2436 tonnes |
| Deadweight @ 5.00 m |
784 tonnes |
| Deadweight @ 5.50 m |
1244 tonnes |
| Displacement @ 5.00 m |
3210 tonnes |
| Displacement @ 5.50 m |
3680 tonnes |
| Builder |
Ferguson Shipbuilders Limited, Port Glasgow |
| Commissioned |
2003 |
| Communications |
In port BT Tel.
Cellphone Voice/Fax/Data
Radio TELEX
Inmarsat C
Fleet 77 (Inmarsat F)
VSAT Satcom/Internet system
|
| Endurance |
42 days |
| Complement |
En-suite accommodation for 16 crew and 19 scientists with
dedicated hospital facility
|
| Propulsion System |
AC/DC diesel electric
3 x diesel electric AC generators, individually raft mounted
2 x tandom electric DC motors
Single screw
|
| Power generation |
3240 Kw |
| Power propulsion |
2230 Kw |
| Thrusters |
Bow thruster (flush mounted azimuthing)
Stern thruster (tunnel)
|
| Trial speed |
14.4 knots |
| Bollard pull |
29 tonnes |
| Call sign |
VQHF3 |
| Official number |
906938 |
| MMSI |
235005270 |
| Lloyds/IMO number |
9251107 |
| Side Gantry |
7.5 tonne articulated side A-frame |
| Stern Gantry |
25 tonne stern A-frame |
| Winches |
3 x cranes 35 tM
2 x trawl winches
2 x drum winches, (1 double)
Double barrel survey winch with motion compensation and slip
rings
Double barrel survey winch with slip rings
Double barrel towing winch with slip rings
Side-scan sonar winch with slip rings
3 x Gilson winches (one fitted to stern A-frame)
|
| Transducers/Sea tube |
Drop keel to deploy transducers outside the hull boundary layer
in addition to hull mounted transducers
1.2 m diameter sea tube/moon-pool
|
| Acoustic equipment |
Kongsberg Simrad:
HiPAP 500 positioning sonar
EK60 38 /120/ 200 scientific sounder
EA12 / 50/ 200 hydrographic sounder
SH80 high-frequency omni-directional sonar (scientific
option)
EM3000D swathe bathymetry sounder
Hull-mounted Scanmar fishing net mensuration computer +
transducers
RDI workhorse ADCP
Olex seabed display/logging system (multi-beam option)
|
| Boats |
2 x 8m rigid work and rescue boats with suite of
navigational equipment deployed on heave-compensated davits |
| Laboratories |
8 networked laboratories designed for optimum flexibility of
purpose
4 serviced deck locations for containerised laboratories
|
| Special features |
Dynamic positioning system
Intering anti-roll system
Local Area Network with scientific data management system
Ship-wide general information system
CCTV
|
| Class |
LRS 100A1+LMC UMS SCM CCS ICC IP ES(2) DP(CM) ICE
class 2 |
Underwater radiated noise profile:
Average beam aspect radiated noise at 11 knots
Aerial photo of Cefas Endeavour © M.
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