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Meteor Research Vessel
On 15th March 1986, the new
Meteor, at that time the most up-to-date exploration vessel in the world,
went into service. She was the third research vessel to bear that name and
represented the state of the art. The 97.5 m long Meteor was built at the
Schlichting Shipyard in Travemünde in only 11 months. This floating
research laboratory weighs 4,400 tons and is powered by a diesel electric
power plant that gives it a speed of 15 knots (27 km/h); it has a radius
of operations of about 10,000 sea miles (18,000 km). The Meteor carries a
33-man crew and offers ideal working conditions for 29 scientists
operating on behalf of the German Hydrographical Institute in various
fields of marine research. The Meteor program extends throughout the world
in the fields of oceanography, marine chemistry, marine biology,
meteorology, geology, ecology and air technology. There is space available
to accommodate laboratory and material containers for numerous
experiments. Eight winches with a total of 60 km of ropes and cables
enable samples to be obtained from a depth of 10,000 meters. Newly
designed sounding systems enable the surface of the seabed to be surveyed
and analyzed inlayers of up to 70 meters. |
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This is a very detailed model
enjoy building it.
Kit# T151 - $GONE |