Characteristics R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa

General characteristics

  • Length: 70,5 m
  • Beam: 15,5 m
  • Mouled depth: 5,00 m
  • Draught: 4,60 m
  • Height to working deck: 2,2 m
  • Displacement: 1979 t (standar)
  • Maximum speed: 15 knots
  • Autonomy: 40 days, 573.000 liters of gasoil.
  • Capacity: 16 crew+26 scientists and technicians
  • Clasification:HULL SPECIAL SERVICE OCEANOGRAPHIC AND FISHING RESEARCH UNRESTRICTED NAVIGATION + MACH + AUT-UMS, AUT-CCS, ALM SDS COMF-1, SYS-NEQ 1 DYNAPOS AM/AT
  • Call Sign:EAKF
  • Nº IMO: 9335238

Propulsion

  • 2 reversible electric motors of 1200 Kw
  • Main propeller, 5 fixed pitch blades.Other propellers: retractable forward, combi and azimuthal of 590 Kw, and a aft transverse propeller of 350 Kw

Scientific electrical power

  • 1800 KW / 690 volt / Three phase

Navigation and communications systems

  • 2 x ARPA ECDIS radars for navigation with dynamic positioning
  • 2 x DGPS
  • GMDSS communications
  • Communications Fleet 77
  • Inmarsat-F system Furuno FELCOM 70
  • MaxSea Navigation system (Plotter)
  • Applanix POS MV GPS of attitude
  • Simrad HS50 orientation sensor (heading)
  • EIVA NaviPac integrated navigation system

Boats:

  • Valiant service boat Valiant DR 620 / MERCURY 200 engine 4 times 115 hp
  • Valiant PT 650 rescue boat / Tohatsu 100 hp engine
  • Duarry S8 service boat / Yamaha 100 hp engine (independent auxiliary boat)

 

Laboratories , work spaces and auxiliary facilities

  • Main laboratory [superior deck]
  • Electronic equipments laboratory (s.d)
  • Processing Laboratory (s.d)
  • Waterway / Hangar CTD local (s.d)
  • Gravimetry Local (deck -1)
  • Thermoregulated Laboratory (deck -1)
  • Pre-freezer local, incubators and bunkers of -80 ºC (deck -1)
  • Refrigerating chamber for scientific use (deck -1)
  • Analysis Laboratory (deck -1)
  • Quemical laboratory (deck -1)
  • Area of work of the main deck 345 m²  

 

Elements for maneuvers and winches:

  • Stern folding gantry
  • Starboard folding gantry
  • Telescopic CTD  gantry
  • Cranes for cargo handling
  • Retractable keels (2)
  • Plankton winch: traction cable of 6,000 m and 6 mm in diameter.
  • CTD winch :coaxial cable of 8000 m and 11 mm diameter
  • Electronic nets winch:coaxial cable  of 7000 m and 14 mm in diameter.
  • Corer winch :traction cable of 8,000 m cable and 16 mm diameter
  • 2 x Mobile fishing machines:traction cable of 5500 m and 22 mm of diameter+200 m of cable and 44 mm diameter.  
  • Net drum winch:for a 15 m3 net, pelagic nets capacity: 2 x 250 m 26 mm diameter, or 2 x 200 m 50 mm diameter
  • 2x Mobile multipurpose winches: for 8000 m of cable and 13 mm diameter . Can be used alone or in pairs (with number 2) for fishing