RV Meteor (1986)

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Germanischer Lloyd

IMO no. 8411279

The Meteor is a multi-disciplinary research vessel that serves the German High Seas research in cooperation with other countries in this field. As the operator acts, the University of Hamburg.

The Meteor is the third German research vessel of that name. It was built in 1985/86 on the Schlichting -Werft in Travemünde under the hull number 2030. The keel-laying ceremony took place on September 3, 1985 March 13, 1985, the launching. The ship was completed in February 1986 and entered service on 15 March 1986. It enables scientists from universities and other research institutions in the German states and the federal basis related research and is constantly modernized.

Owner of the ship is the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( BMBF), which emerged for the construction costs. The operating costs (including equipment, repair, permanent staff) are supported by the BMBF, according to the use to 70 percent by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and to 30 percent. The coordination of the scientific journey planning lies with the Senate Commission on Oceanography as a planning and support center of the activities of the DFG in marine research. The scientific- technical, logistical and financial preparation, execution and supervision of ship operations performed by the Meteor / Merian at the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Hamburg. The ship management is done by the end of 2012 by F. Laeisz ( Bremerhaven ). The tender for the ship management of the ship in 2013, the company based in Leer won Briese shipping.

The Meteor offers accommodation for 32 crew members and 28 scientists and up to two members of the German Weather Service, which are responsible for the on-board weather station. A weather radio technician is constantly on board, in addition, if necessary, a meteorologist.

For worldwide use the meteor comes in the fields of marine geology, oceanography, marine biology, marine chemistry and ecology. For on board are 20 laboratories are available. In addition, the ship has to research on several different cranes and winches, including a stern gallows. Even underwater gliders are used aboard the meteor. and Lander. In addition, the ship for scientific purposes, inter alia, equipped with echo-sounding equipment. The ship can stay 45 to 50 consecutive days at sea and thereby cover 10,000 nautical miles.