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Shikmona

Owner	Ifremer - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Operator	Institional operator: IFREMER / Technical Operator: Genavir
Contact person	Olivier Quédec
Address	Centre IFREMER Bretagne, ZI Pointe du Diable CS 10070 - 29280 PLOUZANE France
Telephone	+33 2 98 22 44 43
Fax	+33 2 98 22 44 53
Website	http://flotte.ifremer.fr/fleet/Presentation-of-the-fleet/Vessels/Deep-sea-vessels/Thalassa/Specifications
Email	Olivier.Quedec@ifremer.fr
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Main Dimensions
Length	27.00
Freeboard to Work Deck (m)	3.5
Draft (m)	6.2
Main Vessel Activity
Main Activity	-1
Operating area	Mediterranean Sea
Capacities and Working Spaces
Gross Tons	2803 UMS
Fuel Capacity (m3)	490.0
Area Wetlab (m2)	153.0
Area Drylab	61.0
Water Capacity (m3)	190.0
Clean Water Generation Method	2 boilers
Free Deck Area (m2)	84.0
Space Cont Labs Supported	Location for five 20 ft lab containers
Radioactive Isotope Support	Not permanent
Range, Speed and Endurance
Speed Cruise (kt)	11.0
Speed Max (kt)	14.7
Accommodation
Officers	8
Crew	17
Scientists	25
Air Cond (yes/no)	yes
Data Processing Equipment:
Data Processing Computers	PC's and UNIX work stations in network
Data Processing Printers/Plotters	yes
CTD Specifications:
CTD Capabilities	yes
CTD Make	SBE21
Underwater Vehicle Capabilities:
Underwater Vehicles Supported	yes
Underwater Vehicles Rov	yes (Victor6000, up to 6000 m)
Underwater Vehicles Auv	yes (AsterX and IdefX, up to 2800 m)
Underwater Vehicles Manned Submersible	no
Engineering Design Particulars
Ice Breaking (yes/no)	yes (Ice II)
Hull Material	Steel
Dynamic Position	yes
Engines	Engine Number: 4 Gensets (4 x 1250 kW) Engine Make: MWM Deutz Engine Power: 1 x 2200 kW Propeller Diam: 3.48 Propeller Max RPM: 150
Electrical Systems	AC Voltage: 380 AC Voltage KVA: 5000 AC Voltage Phases: 3 AC Voltage Freq: 50 AC Voltage Stabilized (Science use): 220 AC Freq Stabilized (Science use): 50 AC Amps Stabilized (Science use): 30kVA DC Voltages: --
Fixed Equipment
Navigation and Communication:
Navigational Equipment	CINNA (Genavir software); MAXSEA; 2 ARPA 340; 2 DGPS
Communications	Radio Plant according to GMDSS
Satellite Communications	Inmarsat ; VSAT
Global Positioning System Equipment	yes
Acoustics and Profiling:
Acoustic Echosounder	ER 60 - 18/38/70/120/200/333 kHz (Simrad)
Acoustic Sonar	SR240 (Simrad)
Sidescan	no
Multibeam	Multibeam ME70 (Simrad) with bathymetric option
Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers	ADCP 38 kHz - 150 kHz
Oceanographic:
Winches	Winches (number): 3
Gantry	Gantry Location: Starboard side 5 tons (for hydrology, CTD/Rosette) Gantry Max Load: A-Frame (fixed position 22 tons; mobile position 10 tons)
Crane	Crane Location: Working deck Crane Max Load (tons): 10 tons/10 m
Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision
Vessel Construction	Le Roux et Lotz, Dieppe, France
Charter availability	No
Vessel classification	null