SWB
Ship World Brokerage LLC
Cruise Ships, Passenger Ferries, Accommodation Vessels & Select SuperYachts,For Sale & Charter
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The Ship air-draft 5.3m mast lowered NOTE: maindeck floors lowered to receive Sub
Sub is winched into deck
cabin area and floor raised.
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General Description:
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The motor catamaran was designed by Martin de Jager Yacht Design and built in Den Helder / The Netherlands in the year 2008.
The Vessel, was specifically designed as a submarine carrier with moon pool between the hulls, mainly for lifting/deploying and transporting the manned research submersible ( 1000 m depth, crew of 3 )
The vessel has been used as a bathymetric survey vessel and support vessel for manned submersible missions for the past 12 years, as well as a platform for the necessary maintenance work on the sub.
The Vessel, is equipped with underwater navigation and communication systems for the underwater vehicle, side-scan equipment with magnetometer and a winch with 2,200m of cable, a ELAC multi-beam sonar system for 3,000 m of depth for bathymetric surveys and a workshop with lathe, milling machine, welding equipment, stock of spare parts, etc.
Currently the owner is not selling the Sub, Vessel only for sale
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LOA: 16.90 m
LWL: 15.66 m
Beam: 07.50 m
Draft: 01.68 m
Year of build: 2008
Hull certificate: DNV/GL (German Lloyd)
Certification: CE
Category/Sea Area: oceanic – no limits
Location: Madeira Island/Portugal
Flag: Portugal
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Reference: SWBSureyorExplore
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