Characteristics R/V Hespérides

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