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Name | RV Meteor |
Owner | Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) [2] |
Operator | Briese Schiffahrts GmbH |
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Builder | Schlichting-Werft, Travemünde, Germany [2] |
Homeport | Hamburg |
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Status | Active as of 2018 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Research vessel |
Length | 97.5 m (319 ft 11 in) [2] |
Beam | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) [2] |
Draught | 5.61 m (18 ft 5 in) [2] |
Installed power | 2 x 1,150 kW electrical engines |
Propulsion | Diesel-electrical system |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) [2] |
Crew | 33 + 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]
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History | |
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Name | RV Meteor |
Owner | Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) [2] |
Operator | Briese Schiffahrts GmbH |
Port of registry |
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Builder | Schlichting-Werft, Travemünde, Germany [2] |
Homeport | Hamburg |
Identification |
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Status | Active as of 2018 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Research vessel |
Length | 97.5 m (319 ft 11 in) [2] |
Beam | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) [2] |
Draught | 5.61 m (18 ft 5 in) [2] |
Installed power | 2 x 1,150 kW electrical engines |
Propulsion | Diesel-electrical system |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) [2] |
Crew | 33 + 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]