RV Meteor (1986)
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| History | |
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| Name: | RV Meteor |
| Owner: | Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)[1] |
| Operator: | Briese Schiffahrts GmbH |
| Port of registry: |
 Germany |
| Builder: | Schlichting-Werft, Travemünde, Germany[1] |
| Homeport: | Hamburg |
| Identification: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Research vessel |
| Length: | 97.5 m (319 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 5.61 m (18 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Installed power: | 2 x 1,150 kW electrical engines |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electrical system |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)[1] |
| Crew: | 33 + 30 scientists[1] |
The RV Meteor (also Meteor III) is a multidisciplinary research vessel operating mainly in high seas. She is owned by the German state represented by its Federal Ministry of Education and Research[3] and registered in Hamburg.[1]
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 (1915) and 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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Heygen, Ronald; crew of RV Meteor (2006). Meteor Handbuch (Meteor handbook) (PDF) (in German). Leitstelle Meteor. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Meteor (IMO: 8411279)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 "METEOR". Portal Deutsche Forschungsschiffe. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Neuer Reeder für das Forschungsschiff METEOR (New operator for RV Meteor), press release". Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
External links
Media related to RV Meteor at Wikimedia Commons- Meteor homepage (German)
- Briese Schiffahrts (shipping company operating the Meteor)
- Research Vessel Meteor (by German Marine Research Consortium)
- Cruise Reports Meteor (list on Pangea.de; all sciencific cruises back to 1986)