RV Meteor (1986)

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]

For other uses, see German survey ship Meteor.
History
Germany
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:
Status: Active as of 2018
General characteristics
Class and 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]

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]

References
  1. Heygen, Ronald; crew of RV Meteor (2006). Meteor Handbuch (Meteor handbook) (PDF) (in German). Leitstelle Meteor. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. "Meteor (IMO: 8411279)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. "METEOR". Portal Deutsche Forschungsschiffe. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. "Neuer Reeder für das Forschungsschiff METEOR (New operator for RV Meteor), press release". Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) (in German). Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.


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