Date - 2015-02-09
Operator -Department of Oceanography and Fisheries of the University of the Azores (DOP/UAç)
Type - Research Vessel
Name -Arquipelago
Year - 1993
Flag - Portuguese
IMO - 9086277
Status - Active
Tonnage (GT) - 146GT
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 60t
Length - 25,50m
Beam - 7m
Draught - 3,5m
Propulsion 1
Speed - 11 kts
Capacity - Fresh fish storage - 16.5 m³
Frozen fish storage - 13.4 m³
Fast freezing tunnel (2 ton/day) - 7.5 m³
Water tanks - 14.2 m³
Fuel tanks - 32.7 m³
Live bait tanks - 5.0 m³
Dry laboratory - 12.0 m²
Wet laboratory - 5.0 m²
Free deck space - 40 m²
Container-laboratory area - 9.0 m²
Cranes - none
Crew - 7 and 6 scientists
What a nice surprise. This vessel was built in 1993 in Vigo, Spain. It is operated by the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries and its homeport it's in Horta, Faial Island. It came to Terceira for some maintenance works. On the second photo the vessel is seen on drydock in Praia's shipyard.
