Vessel
R/V Aegaeo
The R/V Aegaeo is a Greek research vessel operated by the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR). Built in 1985 at Chalkis shipyard, the vessel was enlarged and refitted from 1996 - 1997 and now comprises a completely modernized floating laboratory and state-of-the-art equipment, necessary for progressive oceanographic and deep-sea research.
Basic Specifications
- Length: 62 m
- Max speed: 12.5 knots
- Max cruising range: 20 days
- On board staff: Crew 22
- Scientific personnel: 21
- Class: +H 100 A1
- LBP: 55.87
- Max breath: 9.60 m
- Summer draught: 2.9 m
- Gross tonnage: 778 REG. TON
- Net tonnage: 233 REG. TON
- Consumption: (Diesel oil per day at 13.5 knots) 6 tons
- Diesel oil capacity: 80 tons
- Scientific Laboratories:
- General Laboratories (Chemistry/ Biology) 29 sq.m.
- Wet Laboratory 10 sq.m
- Primary Productive Laboratory 6 sq.m
- CTD and Geological Acoustics survey room 32 sq.m
- Swath-Bathymetry (Multi-Beam) Laboratory 6 sq.m
- Container converted to clean room (for dissolved trace element analysis) 12 sq.m
- Computer Laboratory 6 sq.m
