RV St. Barbara

History
Name: RV St. Barbara
Owner: Mili Shipping Company, Ltd
Launched: 1977
Identification: IMO 7406021
General characteristics
Class & type: Research vessel
Tonnage:
Length: 78.9 m (259 ft)
Beam: 13.7 m (45 ft)
Draught: 5 m (16 ft)
Speed:
  • 9.5 kn (10.9 mph) (max)
  • 7 kn (8.1 mph) (average)

RV St. Barbara is a research vessel belonging to the Cypriot Mili Shipping Company, Ltd. Measuring 78.9 m in length with a 13.7 m beam, the St. Barbara is most noted for discovering the 265 meter long wreck of the famed Graf Zeppelin on 12 July 2006 near the port of Łeba. She is currently engaged in Geotechnical and exploratory work for the Polish oil company Petrobaltic.


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