Research ship for the integrated fishery and oceanographic research in the Antarctic

Ship class

Purpose

• trawl and acoustic multispecies research to evaluate aquatic organisms reserves;

• study of oceanological conditions to provide the biological and fishing efficiency of water in the research areas;

• monitoring of commercial aquatic organisms habitats;

• evaluation of state and distribution pattern of food reserves, food supply for main commercial fish;

• analysis of behaviour and data collection to evaluate aquatic organisms reserves by means of remote-controlled underwater vehicle;

• mapping of bottom configuration of the water area under survey;

• fish catching by means of bottom and pelagic trawls for research purposes (for laboratory tests) with following freezing;

• adoption of new fish-detecting methods and apparatus;

• engineering research in the field of aquatic organisms processing.    

Production spaces

Freezing hold (-25°C) with volume of ab. 300 m³, deep-freeze chamber (-45°C) with volume of ab. 50 m³, fish meal plant space, fish flour store room (+15°C) with volume of ab. 100 m³.

Design stage

The engineering design was developed in 2011.

Main Features

• Length overall – 78.0 m
• Length between perpendiculars – 73.0 m
• Breadth at DWL – 16.0 m
• Depth up to the production deck – 6.5 m
• Depth up to the trawl deck – 9.5 m
• Draft at DWL amidships – ab. 6.0 m
• Speed – not less than 15 kn
• Endurance – 50 days
• Crew/research personnel – 28/15 pers.
• Capacity of fish processing plant – ab. 20 t/day

Power plant

• Main diesel generator, pcs. x kW – 2x1520, 2x1020
• Emergency/harbour diesel generator – ab. 150 kW
• Electric propulsion plant, pcs. x kW – ab. 2х1600

Chief Designer

Vladimir V. Volkov