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Ashumaru

Ship Name: Ashumaru (Japan)                            US NODC Code:           Tokushima Prefecture

Contact:
Operator: Tokushima Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station
         1-3 Hiwasaura,Hiwasa-Cho,Kaibe-Gun
         Tokushima 779-23  Japan
  Phone: 08853 3-0421
    Fax:
  Cable:
  Email:

Length (M):  52.19       Range (n. mi.):     16000        Crew:           14
Beam (M):     8.60       Endurance (days):      90        Officers:       11
Draft (M):    3.50       Cruise speed (kt):   11.0        Scientists:     40
Gross Tons:    498       Max. speed (kt):     14.0        Air Cond.:     yes
Power (HP):   1300       Aux. Power (HP):

Main vessel activity
     Fisheries
     Year built: 79
     Ocean area where vessel operates:
Capacities and working spaces
     Dry cargo holds:                     0m3
     Fuel:                              308m3
     Fresh water:                        54m3
     Wet laboratories (total area):       0m2
     Dry laboratories (total area):       0m2
     Fresh water generator capacity:      3m3
     Freeboard to working deck:         0.0m
     Free working deck area:              0m2
     Space for container laboratory:      0m x     0m
Design Particulars
     Hull materials: Steel
Energy sources
     Main engine(s): number:  1 make: Diesel El model:
     Power (BHP) each main engine:   1300 at    390rpm
     Diameter and max. rpm propeller:      0.000m       0rpm
     Total power auxiliary diesels:      0HP
Electrical systems
     AC Voltage:      0/   225V, total    250kVA,      0phase,      0Hz
     AC Voltage:      0/   225V, total     40kVA,      0phase,      0Hz
     DC Voltage:      0V, total      0V
     Stabilized system for scientific equipment:      0VAC      0AMP      0Hz
Fixed equipment
     Navigation and communication
     Nav. equip: Radar
     Comms:
     Comm sat:
     GPS:
Acoustic
     Echosounders for scientific research:      0kHz
     Sonar:
     Provisions for silent ship operation:
Oceanographic
     Oceanographic winches:   number:  0
       Steel wire length:         3000m, safe working load:      0tons
       Conducting cable length:      0m, safe working load:      0tons
       Trawl winch length:           0m, safe working load:      0tons
       Other, specify:
                   length:           0m, safe working load:      0tons
     Gantry
       Position:
       Clearance above deck:   0m and outboard extension:   0m
       Safe working load at max. reach:     0tons
     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:
Vessel construction and maintenance supervision
     Construction supervised by:
       Classification Society:
       Others, specify:
Published vessel data
     Magazine: