General characteristics
Built in the Bazán Shipyard (Cartagena), launched in 1990, operating since 1991
- Length: 82,5 m
- Beam: 14,33 m
- Mouled depth: 8,56 m
- Draught: 4,42 m
- Height to the work deck: 2,2 m
- Displacement: 1983 t (standard), 2750 t (full load)
- Maximum speed: 14,7 kn
- Autonomy: 12000 M a 12 kn (120 days), 500.000 l of diesel fuel
- Capacity: 57 crew (crew) + 37 scientists and technicians
- Call Sign:EBBW
- nº IMO:8803563
- Works of Average Life from November of 2003 to August of 2004
- Technologically managed by the UTM (previously UGBOIP) since 1992
Propulsion
- 2 x propulsion electric motors, of 1400 KW each, mounted in tandem on the same propulsion shaft
- 1 x fixed pitch propeller with 5 blades and 3 m. in diameter, dextrorotatory
- 1 x Fixed bow pitch propeller with 4 blades, driven by an electric motor of 460 KW
Power plant
- 2 x diesel generators 14V of 1904 CV coupled to two alternators of 1300KW and two generators diesel 7L of 952 CV coupled to 2 alternators of 648 KW, as well as a diesel generator of emergency of 180 CV coupled to an alternator of 120 KW.
Aircraft
- Hangar for light or medium helicopters.Helicopters: Augusta-bell 212
Navigation and communications systems
- Radar ARPA surface and navigation ECDIS (S band) 10 CM: 3050
- Radar ARPA surface and navigation ECDIS (X band) 3 CM: 9410
- 2 x DGPS positioning
- GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety System ) communications
- 2 x Sperry Mk-37 gyroscopics
- Fugro SeaSTAR 3000L GPS (+ DGPS)
- Robertson RGC 11 gyrocompass
- Doppler Skipper DL850 log
- Simrad EN 250 echosounder (200 kHz)
Boats
- 3x Zodiac Mk V inflatable boats(For equipment recovery and logistical support)
- Duarry hydrographic semi-rigid boat (To carry out hydrographic surveys when the sensor and the appropriate acquisition system are installed)
Laboratories , work spaces and auxiliary facilities
- Prow Electronic Equipment Laboratory (deck 1)
- Aft Electronic Equipment Laboratory ( deck 1)
- Calculation Center ( deck 1)
- "Vía Húmeda" Laboratory ( deck 1)
- Wet Laboratory 1 ( deck 1)
- Wet Laboratory 2 ( deck 1)
- Radioactive Laboratory ( deck 1) * Use allowed for below exempt limits
- Salinity Laboratory ( deck 2)
- Microscopy Laboratory ( deck 2)
- Autoclave and Stoves (deck 2)
- Seismic Laboratory [ deck 1]
- Meteorological Laboratory ( deck 3)
- Main Cover ( deck 1)
- Winches cover ( deck 1)
- Container-workshop of 20 '( deck 1)
Elements for maneuvers and winches:
- Stern folding gantry (deck 1)
- Starboard folding gantry P1 (deck 1)
- Starboard telescopic gantry P2 (deck 2)
- Possibility of using the pulley
- Electronic nets winch number 1 : traction cable of 6000 m and 6 mm diameter
- CTD winch number 2 : coaxial cable of 8000 m and 11 mm diameter
- Nets winch number 3: coaxial cable of 6000 m and 6 mm diameter
- Geological winch number 4 :cable of traction (double armor) of 8000 m and 16 mm diameter