RV Meteor (1986)

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RV Meteor
History
Germany
NameRV Meteor
OwnerFederal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)[2]
OperatorBriese Schiffahrts GmbH
Port of registryGermany Germany
BuilderSchlichting-Werft, Travemünde, Germany[2]
HomeportHamburg
Identification
StatusActive as of 2018
General characteristics
Class and typeResearch vessel
Length97.5 m (319 ft 11 in)[2]
Beam16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)[2]
Draught5.61 m (18 ft 5 in)[2]
Installed power2 x 1,150 kW electrical engines
PropulsionDiesel-electrical system
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)[2]
Crew33 + 30 scientists[2]

The RV Meteor (also Meteor III) is a multidisciplinary research vessel operating mainly on the high sea. She is owned by the German state represented by its Federal Ministry of Education and Research[3] and registered in Hamburg.[2]

RV Meteor operates mainly in the areas of the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas.[3] The current Meteor is the third German research vessel in a row sharing the same name, after Meteor and RV Meteor (1964).

Until 2012, Meteor was operated by Bremerhaven based company F. Laeisz GmbH. Since January 2013 the ship has a new operator, Briese Schiffahrt in Leer.[4] It can accommodate up to 30 scientists for work in 20 laboratories on the main deck.[4]

A new ship named Meteor was ordered at Meyer Werft and Fassmer in 2022 to replace the Meteor and the Poseidon, which has already been retired, in 2026.[5]The Keel was laid on 11 July 2023.[6][7][8][9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Meteor (IMO: 8411279)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Heygen, Ronald; crew of RV Meteor (2006). Meteor Handbuch (Meteor handbook) (PDF) (in German). Leitstelle Meteor. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "METEOR". Portal Deutsche Forschungsschiffe. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Neuer Reeder für das Forschungsschiff METEOR (New operator for RV Meteor), press release". Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) (in German). Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Milestone for environmental and marine research Fassmer and MEYER Group combine know-how for the construction of the research vessel METEOR IV". 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  6. ^ dpa (2023-07-11). "In Rostock wird das Forschungsschiff „Meteor IV" auf Kiel gelegt | NNN". nnn.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  7. ^ Limited, Alamy. "11. Juli 2023, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Warnemünde: Die Kiellegen-Zeremonie für das Forschungsschiff Meteor IV findet auf der Werft Neptun statt. Das Bundesministerium für Forschung hatte den Bauauftrag an die Meyer-Werft in Niedersachsen, der die Neptun-Werft in Rostock angehört, und an die Fassmer-Werft als Partner vergeben. Das etwa 125 Meter lange Schiff mit 35 Wissenschaftlern und 36 nautischen und technischen Besatzungsmitgliedern soll 2026 ausgeliefert werden. Foto: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa Stockfotografie - Alamy". www.alamy.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  8. ^ Limited, Alamy. "11. Juli 2023, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Warnemünde: Die Kiellegen-Zeremonie für das Forschungsschiff Meteor IV findet auf der Werft Neptun statt. Das Bundesministerium für Forschung hatte den Bauauftrag an die Meyer-Werft in Niedersachsen, der die Neptun-Werft in Rostock angehört, und an die Fassmer-Werft als Partner vergeben. Das etwa 125 Meter lange Schiff mit 35 Wissenschaftlern und 36 nautischen und technischen Besatzungsmitgliedern soll 2026 ausgeliefert werden. Foto: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa Stockfotografie - Alamy". www.alamy.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  9. ^ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  10. ^ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-22.

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