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Gunnar Thorson

Owner	Royal Danish Navy
Operator	National Environmental Research Institute,
Contact person	Gunni Ärtebjerg
Address	Department of Marine Ecology, Frederiksborgvej 399, P.O. Box 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Telephone	+45 4630 1200
Fax	+45 4630 1114
Website	http://www.rvinfobase.eurocean.org/spec/vessel.jsp?id=3940
Email	gae@dmu.dk
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Main Dimensions
Length	56.00
Freeboard to Work Deck (m)	2.0
Draft (m)	3.9
Main Vessel Activity
Main Activity	-1
Operating area	Atlantic Ocean; North Sea; Baltic Sea
Capacities and Working Spaces
Gross Tons	868.0
Capacity Dry Cargo Area (m3)	310.0
Fuel Capacity (m3)	290.0
Area Wetlab (m2)	4.0
Area Drylab	40.0
Water Capacity (m3)	82.0
Clean Water Generation Method	De-ionised water
Free Deck Area (m2)	162.0
Space Cont Labs Supported	8 x 20
Radioactive Isotope Support	10 m2 in dry lab.
Range, Speed and Endurance
Range (n mi)	9600.0
Speed Cruise (kt)	10.0
Speed Max (kt)	13.0
Endurance (days)	40
Accommodation
Officers	4
Crew	12
Scientists	12
Air Cond (yes/no)	no
Data Processing Equipment:
Data Processing Computers	1 PC
Data Processing Printers/Plotters	1 printer
CTD Specifications:
CTD Capabilities	Yes
CTD Make	Sea-Bird SBE-25 Sealogger
CTD Towable	No
CTD Oxygen Sensor	Oxyguard
CTD Transmissivity Sensor	Biospherical QSP-200PD
CTD Fluorometer	Hardt, 2 channels
CTD Rosette	Sea-Bird SBE32, 12 x 5 l bottles
Coring Specifications:
Core Grab	HAPS, van Veen
Core Box	Yes
Core Gravity	No
Core Piston	No
Core Multi	No
Underwater Vehicle Capabilities:
Underwater Vehicles Supported	No
Diving Support:
Diving Capabilities	Compressor
Engineering Design Particulars
Ice Breaking (yes/no)	0.5 m, Lloyds 1A
Hull Material	Steel
Engines	Engine Number: 2 Engine Make: Diesel Engine Power: 1180 at 825 rpm Propeller Diam: 2.1 Propeller Max RPM: 300 Aux Diesel Power: 825.0
Electrical Systems	AC Voltage: 0/380 v, 0/380 v AC Voltage KVA: 520/184 AC Voltage Phases: 3/3 AC Voltage Freq: 50/50 AC Voltage Stabilized (Science use): No AC Freq Stabilized (Science use): 50 DC Voltages: --
Fixed Equipment
Navigation and Communication:
Navigational Equipment	2 Furuno Radars, Furuno Marine Gyrocompass, Doppler Speed Log
Communications	Sailor VHF RT 2048, Fax
Global Positioning System Equipment	DGPS Northstar 951X
Acoustics and Profiling:
Acoustic Echosounder	Elac Laz 5000
Acoustic Sonar	No
Sea Surface Mapping System	No
Sidescan	No
Multibeam	No
Silent Ship Operation Abilities	Yes
Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers	RDI Instruments 600 kHz
Oceanographic:
Winches	Winches (number): 2
Crane	Crane Location: Midships Crane Max Load (tons): 1.0
Vessel Construction and Maintenance Supervision
Charter availability	No
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