Johan Hjort is equipped for fisheries and environmental research, including advanced acoustic instruments for fish detection and echo integration, and gear for operating various types of bottom and mid water trawls, various types of plankton samplers, CTD and other lowering probes and water samplers for environmental observation.
The vessel is named after the first director of Norway's Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and one of the founders of ICES (International Committee for the Exploration of the Seas), Johan Hjort (1869 -1948).
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| Vessel Ownership | ||||
| Vessel name: | Johan Hjort | |||
| Vessel nationality: | Norway | |||
| Vessel owner: | Institute of Marine Research | |||
| Vessel operator: | Institute of Marine Research | |||
| Vessel web page: | http://www.imr.no/about/vessels/index.php?fil=johanhjort | |||
| Vessel Activities and Operating Areas | ||||
| Vessel's main activity: | equipped for fisheries and environmental research | |||
| Vessel operating areas: | will mainly operate in the Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone | |||
| Primary Logistics Provider | ||||
| Organization: | Institute of Marine Research | |||
| Address: | HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET Rederiavdelingen Postboks 1870 Nordnes N-5024 Bergen | |||
| E-mail: | johan.hjort@imr.no | |||
| Primary Management Agency | ||||
| Organization: | Same as above. | |||
| Vessel Characteristics | ||||
| Vessel length in meters: | 64.4 | |||
| Vessel length in feet: | 211 | |||
| Beam (Breadth) in meters: | 13 | |||
| Beam in feet: | 42.6 | |||
| Draft in meters: | 6.4 | |||
| Draft in feet: | 21 | |||
| Displacement GRT: | 1828 | |||
| Year built: | 1990 | |||
| Vessel Performance and Capabilities | ||||
| Cruising speed (knots, open water): | 11 | |||
| Range in nautical miles: | 1000 | |||
| Range in km: | 1852 | |||
| Endurance (days): | 40 | |||
| Fuel capacity: | 380 cubic meters 100,385 gal | |||
| Propulsion power: | 3264 HP | |||
| Accommodations | ||||
| Crew berths: | 13 | |||
| Scientist berths: | 19 | |||
| Vessel layout: | http://www.imr.no/about/vessels/index.php?fil=johanhjort1 | |||
| Communications and Data Systems | ||||
| Radio communications, Local area network (LAN) | ||||
| Onboard Science Equipment | ||||
| Acoustic/Bathymetric Equipment: | Hydroacoustics : Simrad Sonar SA240 Simrad Sounder EK 500_1. 18Khz /38Khz /120Khz Simrad Sounder EK 500_2. 38Khz /200Khz Simrad Sounder EQ 100 with Display BEI Post Processing system | |||
| Oceanographic equipment: | Oceanographic: SBE Sea Bird 911+ CTD SYSTEM SBE Deck Unit 11+ SBE Underwater Unit 9+ SBE Water sampler SBE 32 ADCP RD - VM 0150 | |||
| A-Frames | ||||
| Onboard A-Frames: | 10 t | |||
| Cranes | ||||
| Onboard cranes: | Cranes (weight x arm ): Three cranes each 2.5 t x 6 m One crane 5 t x 12 m | |||
| Winches, Wires and Cables | ||||
| Onboard winches: | Two 40 t | |||
| Other Science Features | ||||
| Other science-related features: | Biological: Scanmar Trawl Instrumentation: CGM - 03 SRU - 01 2 x Catch HC4 - M 2 x Distance HC4 - 144 3 x Mini transponder 2 x Depth D1200 Heigth HC4 TS150 Speed TSS36 Catch HC - M 2 x Trawleye TE 40 Trawlsounder TS150 Footrope TRD150 Mocness: Plankton Sampler Meteorology : Thies Clima AMS 07 Weather Station | |||