General characteristics
- Built in the Shipyards of Tarragona in 1977, operational since 1979
- Length: 37,20 m
- Beam: 8,40 m
- Draught: 3,50 m
- Mouled depth: 4,20 m
- Height to the work deck: 1,5 m
- Delaying at full load:539 t, gross register (GT): 285.5 t
- Maximum speed: 10 kn
- Autonomy: 5700 miles or 12 days
- Capacity: 14 crew (crew) + 12 scientists and technicians
- IMO:7523362
- Call sign:EHUU
- Boats
- Zodiac Mk II semirigid boat, engine Yamaha 25 HP
Propulsion
- Main engine Diesel Barreras-Deutz Power: 1160 Hp
- Helix: variable step stern helix, bow Helix (150 HP)
Navigation and communications systems
- Olex 3D Navigation system and data integration ship plotter
- Robertson RGC 11 Gyroscopic, Sperry UK37E Gyroscopic
- Furuno DGPS -Koden GPS and Magnavox MX-1107 GPS
- Simrad EN 38 probe -Electromagnetic ship log
- CodaOctopus F180 attitude GPS
- CodaOctopus attitude inertial sensor
- Ashtech 3DF ADU II GPS
Laboratories , work spaces and auxiliary facilities
- Dry laboratorie (deck 1)
- Wet Laboratory (deck 1)
- Main cover (deck 1)
- Upper cover (deck 1)
Elements for maneuvers and winches:
- Aft folding gantry (deck 1)
- Starboard gantry for the Vidali oceanographic winch (deck 1)
- Oceanographic winch (deck 1): coaxial cable of 6000 m and 8 mm diameter
- Fishing winch (deck 1) :braided cable of 6000 m and 13 mm diameter
- Vidali winch (deck 1):traction cable capacity of 4000 m and 6 mm diameter