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Seisui Maru

Ship Name: Seisui Maru (Japan)                         US NODC Code:           Ministry of Education

Contact:
Operator: Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University
         1515 Kamiha - Cho
         Tsu-Shi,Mie 514  Japan
  Phone: 0592 3212112
    Fax:
  Cable:
  Email:

Length (M):  51.40       Range (n. mi.):      6800        Crew:            9
Beam (M):     8.40       Endurance (days):      30        Officers:        7
Draft (M):    4.00       Cruise speed (kt):   11.5        Scientists:     30
Gross Tons:    329       Max. speed (kt):     12.0        Air Cond.:     yes
Power (HP):   1300       Aux. Power (HP):

Main vessel activity
     Oceanography Fisheries
     Year built: 80
     Ocean area where vessel operates: Pacific, Northwest; Pacific, Northeast; East China Sea
Capacities and working spaces
     Dry cargo holds:                     0m3
     Fuel:                              204m3
     Fresh water:                        41m3
     Wet laboratories (total area):      16m2
     Dry laboratories (total area):       9m2
     Fresh water generator capacity:      4m3
     Freeboard to working deck:         0.7m
     Free working deck area:             50m2
     Space for container laboratory:      0m x     0m
Design Particulars
     Hull materials: Steel
Energy sources
     Main engine(s): number:  1 make: Diesel    model:
     Power (BHP) each main engine:   1300 at    750rpm
     Diameter and max. rpm propeller:      2.200m     305rpm
     Total power auxiliary diesels:      0HP
Electrical systems
     AC Voltage:    105/   225V, total    250kVA,      3phase,     60Hz
     AC Voltage:    105/   220V, total    250kVA,      3phase,     60Hz
     DC Voltage:     24V, total      0V
     Stabilized system for scientific equipment:      0VAC      0AMP      0Hz
Fixed equipment
     Navigation and communication
     Nav. equip: Radar Loran SatNav Gyro EMLog DopLog
     Comms: Fax SatCom
     Comm sat:
     GPS:
Acoustic
     Echosounders for scientific research:     14kHz
     Sonar: Fisheries
     Provisions for silent ship operation:
Oceanographic
     Oceanographic winches:   number:  3
       Steel wire length:         2000m, safe working load:      0tons
       Conducting cable length:   3500m, safe working load:      0tons
       Trawl winch length:        6000m, safe working load:      0tons
       Other, specify: Bt
                   length:        1000m, safe working load:      0tons
     Gantry
       Position: Stern
       Clearance above deck:   2m and outboard extension:   1m
       Safe working load at max. reach:     5tons
     Crane
       Position:
       Clearance above deck:   0m and outboard extension:   0m
       Safe working load at max. reach:     0tons
     Other winches for instruments or sampling:

Electronic data processing equipment permanently available on board
     Computer: NEC PC 9801 AS:
Vessel construction and maintenance supervision
     Construction supervised by:
       Classification Society:
       Others, specify:
Published vessel data
     Magazine: