RV MINERVA UNO
The RV Minerva is a RINA classed and SOLAS compliant 155’ DP1 multi-role, purpose-built, survey vessel with hull-mounted and integrated geophysical, hydrographic, sediment sampling and oceanographic equipment. The vessel is capable of collecting geophysical data in water depths in excess of 2,500m and conducting sampling in over 3,500m.
Two dedicated and permanently equipped labs are available on board: one for data acquisition/processing; and one for geotechnical and environmental sample analysis.
The R/V Minerva has 17 staterooms with a total of 38 berths and a dedicated infirmary. Each stateroom is fitted with climate control and bathrooms with showers. Living spaces also include meeting and recreational/exercise rooms.
The vessel is equipped with extensive deck handling equipment including multiple A-frames, winches, and cranes making a versatile platform for a myriad of offshore survey operations.
| RV Minerva Vessel Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Details | |
| Name | RV Minerva |
| Type | Multi-role Survey Vessel |
| Year of Build | 2003 |
| Reconfigured, Refit & Repowered | 2010 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 46.60m (155 ft.) |
| Beam | 9.0m (30 ft.) |
| Draft | 4.60m (15 ft.) |
| GRT | 615 |
| NRT | 184 |
| Propulsion & Machinery | |
| Main Engines | 2x 3508B Caterpillars |
| Propellers: | 2x Variable Pitch |
| Generators | 2x Scania-Marelli 380 kVA, 380V |
| 1x Doosan Infracore AD 222 TI 446 kVA, 380V | |
| 1x John Deere emergency generator 65 kVA, 380V | |
| Thrusters | 1x Bow |
| 1x Stern | |
| Capacities | |
| Endurance | Up to 28 Days |
| Range | 5,000 Nautical miles @ 10 knots |
| Fuel Consumption | 2.7 – 3MT Operational; 4 – 4.2 MT in transit |
| Max Speed | 13.0 knots |
| Economical Speed | 10.0 knots |
| Minimum Speed | Less than 1.0 knot |
| Fresh Water Storage | 70t (18,500 gallons) |
| Fuel Storage (Diesel) | 125t (33,000 gallons) |
| Desalination System | 2x Inverse osmosis desalination systems with a 2.5t/day fresh water capability |
| Septic | ISIR Sewage treatment system 1.5 m3/day (400 gallons) |
| A-Frames/Cranes | |
| 13-ton Stern hydraulic A-frame | |
| 5-ton Starboard hydraulic A-frame | |
| Stern telescoping Crane (10.9MT) | |
| Starboard (quarter deck) Crane (3.1MT – 1.6MT) | |
| Winches | |
| Stern Survey Equipment Winch with up to 3,000m cable capacity | |
| Stern Geophysical equipment winch with up to 4,000m cable capacity | |
| Starboard CTD winch with up to 6,000m cable capacity | |
| Starboard Sediment Sampling winch with up to 4,000m cable capacity | |
| Key Bridge Equipment | |
| Radar | 2xFuruno FR 1510 Mak 3 |
| Automatic Pilot | Kongsberg DP Steering System and Simrad Steering System |
| DP1 | Kongsberg |
| ECDIS | 2x Wartsila DPC24 |
| Phone/Internet | 2x VSAT (up to 5 Mbps Up and 10 Mbps Down |
| 1x Inmarsat |
| Geophysical and Geotechnical Capabilities |
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| Hydrography & Geophysics |
| Capable of deploying a full suite of sensors for a one pass solution including Multibeam & Single Beam, Side Scan Sonar, Sub bottom profiler -Boomer or Sparker, Multichannel, magnetometer or Transverse gradiometer. |
| Benthic & Oceanographic |
| Capable of CTD & SVPs, water sampling, Turbidity Monitoring, Benthic grabs, box coring and Drop Camera work for video of the benthic habitat. |
| Geotechnical |
| Capable of collecting 10 to 20’ Pneumatic & Electric Vibracores, Thermal Resistivity Tests, CPT’s, Piston corers and grab samples. |
| Other |
| Deployment & Retrieval of Inspections, Proven ROV vessel, Compact AUV’s, Surface supplied dive support. |
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Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc.
155 Hudson Avenue,
Norwood, New Jersey 07648 USA
Tel: +1 (201) 768-8000
Marine Geophysical S.r.l.
An Alpine Company
Via dell’Arcoveggio n.74
40129 Bologna BO, Italia
Tel: +39 051 082 7407
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