RV Investigator
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Name | Investigator |
Namesake | HMS Investigator |
Owner | Marine National Facility |
Operator | CSIRO |
Ordered | 2011 |
Builder | Teekay Holdings Australia P/L, Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore |
Acquired | September 2014 |
Commissioned | 12 December 2014 |
In service | From 2014 |
Homeport | Hobart, Tasmania |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oceanographic research ship |
Tonnage | 6082 GT, 1824 NT |
Length | 93.9 m (308 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Depth | 9.45 m (31 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | Diesel Electric incorporating 3 x 9 Cylinder Diesel MaK 9M25C Generators (3000 kW each),
2 reversible electric propulsion motors (2600 kW each) driving two slow-speed fixed-pitch propellers, 1 electric retractable azimuth bow thruster (1200 kW). |
Speed | 12kts |
Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km), 60 days |
Complement | 18-20 crew, up to 40 scientists |
Notes | Technical and Crew Managers : MMA Offshore Ltd. |
RV Investigator is an Australian marine
Specifications
The RV Investigator is able to accommodate up to 40 scientists, go to sea for up to 60 days at a time and spend up to 300 days of the year at sea on research voyages. Operating costs are estimated to be $140,000 per day. Special features of the ship are a "gondola", similar to a winged keel, mounted 1.2 m below the hull, and two drop keels (which can be lowered to a maximum of 4m below the hull), to carry scientific instruments below the layer of
Notable works
In November 2020, the RV Investigator front camera captured a green meteor entering the atmosphere and produces a clear video of this rare phenomenon. The meteor footage was captured in the southern coast of Tasmania.[5]
References
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- ^ "About the Marine National Facility". - CSIRO. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ a b Griffiths, Brian & Sabto, Michele (25 June 2012). "Quiet on board please: science underway". ECOS (172).
- ^ "New CSIRO research vessel RV Investigator arrives in Hobart after two-week voyage". - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 10 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Scientists laud $120m research ship Investigator, ready for maiden voyage". - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "CSIRO research vessel Investigator films meteor break up over ocean". CSIRO. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
External links
- "Applying for Sea Time in 2014-2015 - RV Investigator". Marine National Facility. CSIRO. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.