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RV SONNE
Virtual tour through the RV SONNE - German language
RV SONNE presented by Google Arts&Culture
Basic DATA
| Owner | Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research |
| Managing owner | Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Abtlg. Forschungsschifffahrt |
| Flag | German |
| Built | 2012-2014 at MEYER WERFT GmbH, Papenburg |
| Classification | GL+100A5 E Nav |
Dimensions and main data
| Tonnage | 8554 GT/2566 NT |
| Lenght o.a. | 116,00 m |
| Length pp | 102,86 m |
| Beam | 20,60 m |
| Draught | 6,40 m |
| Service speed | abt. 12 kn |
| Range | 7.500 nm |
| Endurance | 50 days |
Engines
| Main Engine | 4 x WÄRTSILA W9L20-CR |
| Propulsion | 2 x diesel electric engines, each 2350 kW |
Further Equipment
Multibeam Echosounder, Echosounder for fishery research, RDI
Acoustic Doppler Profiler, USBL / IXBLUE, double log
SAM 4683, Atlas Navigation-Echosounder 4651
A-Frame, large sliding beam, small sliding beam, 4 cranes covering the whole working-deck, var. liftig gears within the hangar.
24 laboratories for Geology, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography, climate research, fishing, hydro-chemistry and deep-sea research.
Accommodation
32 Crew and up to 40 Scientists
