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| 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] |
The RV Meteor (also Meteor III) is a multidisciplinary research vessel operating mainly on the high sea. She is owned by the German state represented by its Federal Ministry of Education and Research[3] and registered in Hamburg.[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]
A new ship named Meteor was ordered at Meyer Werft and Fassmer in 2022 to replace the Meteor and the Poseidon, which has already been retired, in 2026.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Heygen, Ronald; crew of RV Meteor (2006). Meteor Handbuch (Meteor handbook) (PDF) (in German). Leitstelle Meteor. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Meteor (IMO: 8411279)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 "METEOR". Portal Deutsche Forschungsschiffe. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Milestone for environmental and marine research Fassmer and MEYER Group combine know-how for the construction of the research vessel METEOR IV". 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
External links
Media related to RV Meteor at Wikimedia Commons- Meteor homepage (German)
- Briese Schiffahrts (shipping company operating the Meteor)
- Research Vessel Meteor (by German Marine Research Consortium)
- List of cruise reports (all scientific cruises back to 1986)