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Prince Madog

In anchor off Porthdinllaen,with Pistyll village in the distance.

 

Research Vessel Prince Madog

 

State-of-the-art, purpose built research vessel commissioned by Bangor University using a £3.5 million Joint Infrastructure Fund grant. Managed and operated by O.S.Energy, delivered and in service July 2001.

 

The vessel enables the UK's marine scientists to study the biology, chemistry, geology and physics of our seas. Designed to take up to ten scientists and 20 students. The School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor and other university departments in the UK also use the vessel as a teaching platform, training the next generation of marine scientists.

Full details and specifications

 

Prince Madog (O.S.Energy)

 

Build Number 3485

Gross Tonnes 390 tonnes

Length Overall 34.9m

Breadth Moulded 8.5m

Draft max 3.5m

Endurance 10 days between ports

Scientific Berths 10

Crew 8

Constructed Visser, 2001

Design Speed 10.5 knots

Actual Speed 12 knots

Propulsion 1080kW

Bow Thruster 150kW

 

Equipment

 

Reson 7125 dual frequency (200 kHz and 400 kHz) SeaBat Multi-beam system.

Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI) Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling system 300 kHz

Simrad HPR-410P Hydroacoustic Positioning reference system

Simrad EK60 Scientific echosounder 120kHz and 38kHz split beam transducers

Underway sampling and meteorological package

Water purification system

Walker Marine Aquaprobe speedlog

Trimble DGPS 12 channel receiver

Scientific Fridge and Freezer

Seabird SBE 911plus CTD with SBE32 water sampler

CTD cable

1000m Hydrographic winch

 

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