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The research vessel Aranda, completed in 1989, is owned by the Finnish Institute of Marine Research, and its home port is Helsinki.
Aranda is a modern, ice-reinforced research vessel adapted to multidisciplinary marine research around the year. Its length is 59.2 m, beam 13.8 m and gross register weight 1734 GT. Aranda is capable of working at sea continuously for 60 days. The ship accomodates a 25 person research staff and a crew of 12-13.
Aranda was originally planned for Baltic Sea research, but has proved herself on the high seas as well. She has visited the Arctic Ocean and made two expeditions to the Antarctic.
(information and photograph courtesy of the
Aranda web site.
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| Vessel Ownership | ||||
| Vessel name: | Aranda | |||
| Vessel nationality: | Finland | |||
| Homeport: | Helsinki, FI | |||
| Vessel owner: | Finnish Institute of Marine Research | |||
| Vessel operator: | Finnish Institute of Marine Research | |||
| Vessel web page: | http://www.fimr.fi/en/aranda/laiva.html | |||
| Vessel Activities and Operating Areas | ||||
| Vessel's main activity: | Marine research | |||
| Vessel operating areas: | Northern seas, especially the Baltic, and including arctic waters. | |||
| Primary Logistics Provider | ||||
| Organization: | Finnish Institute of Marine Research | |||
| Address: | Finnish Institute of Marine Research P.O. Box 33, FIN-00931 Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Telephone: | +358 9 613 941 | |||
| Fax: | +358 9 61394 49 | |||
| E-mail: | aranda@fimr.fi | |||
| Contact person or agency web page: | http://www.fimr.fi/en/aranda/laiva.html | |||
| Primary Management Agency | ||||
| Organization: | Same as above. | |||
| Scheduling Process | ||||
| Scheduling agency: | Finnish Institute of Marine Research (see above) | |||
| Online schedule or cruise information: | http://www.fimr.fi/en/aranda/matkat.html | |||
| Vessel Characteristics | ||||
| Vessel type: | Research Vessel | |||
| Vessel length in meters: | 59.2 | |||
| Vessel length in feet: | 194 | |||
| Beam (Breadth) in meters: | 13.8 | |||
| Beam in feet: | 45 | |||
| Draft in meters: | 5 | |||
| Draft in feet: | 16 | |||
| Displacement GRT: | 1734 | |||
| Year built: | 1989 | |||
| Science deck space (m): | 110 | |||
| Science deck space (ft): | 1184 | |||
| Vessel Performance and Capabilities | ||||
| Cruising speed (knots, open water): | 10.5 | |||
| Endurance (days): | 60 | |||
| Accommodations | ||||
| Crew berths: | 13 | |||
| Scientist berths: | 27 | 1 single room and 12 doubles | ||
| Other facilities: | sauna, gym, laundry | |||
| Communications and Data Systems | ||||
| Telephone system, Radio communications, Fax send/receive, Local area network (LAN), Internet access | ||||
| Network: | Ethernet (Thinwire + twisted pair) | |||
| Server: | Compaq P133 with mirrored 2GB HD + 2 GB HD DDS-2 DAT-drive for backups | |||
| Software: | Netware 3.12 | |||
| Peripherals: | HP Laserjet 4 Plus, HP Laserjet 4m | |||
| Computers: | Pentium based PC-computers in each lab (total 18 PCs) All computers are connected to network | |||
| Data processing: | ARALAB-software, Systat, StatGraphics, Paradox, Microsoft Office and db-packages | |||
| Data acquisition: | Position, course, speed, depth and parameters from the weather station available through network in all PC's and TV screens. Magellan X-CP differential GPS with two separate GPS-antennae and two differential receivers. Station data (position, time etc.) available in all PC's. | |||
| Laboratory Space | ||||
| Lab space: |  | For deck plans and photographs, visit the Aranda web site. | ||
| Electrical specifications: | AC Voltage: 400/660 V, 3 phase, 50 Hz AC Voltage: 400/230 V, 3 phase, 50 Hz DC Voltage: Supply 220 V Laboratory supply (UPS): 220 VAC / 70 A / 50 Hz (stabilized) Uninterrupted supply: 2 x 10 kVA, 20 min. Shore connection: 3 x 380 V, 200 A | |||
| Wet lab size (square meters): | 9 | |||
| Wet lab size (square feet): | 97 | |||
| Dry lab size (square meters): | 124 | |||
| Dry lab size (square feet): | 1335 | |||
| Number of containerized labs accommodated : | Space for 2, 20 ft. containers on the boat deck 1 storage container on the research deck Available containers: Ice lab container Clean lab container General lab container | |||
| Onboard Science Equipment | ||||
| Onboard science equipment: | CTD/Rosette sampler Seabird, SBE 911/ General Oceanics Rosette 1015 SIS: Plus 500 Atmospheric sounding system Vaisala DigiCORA MW 11 Automatic Rawinsonde Set Sediment corers Gemini corer (2) /6 pieces, ø80, 700mm Box corer Aquarius Niemistö corer / 2 pieces tubes Selena corer (2) / 10 pieces tubes, ø90, 700mm Sedimentation traps Technicap PPS 5/2, ø1 m ROV Benthos (Remotely Operated Vehicle), cable 375 m Benthos samplers Box corer (2) / 0.04 m2 (20Å~20cm), net size 0.5 mm van Veen grabs (2) / ~0.1 m2 (34 x 33cm), flow through net ø0.5 mm, 20 - 25 kg, vol. ca. 20 l U-TOW W.S. Oceanics undulating towed body, available samplers: CTD, radiation, oxygen, fluorometer, water, PSM-plankton. Max. depth capacity 100 meters, real time data acquisition Water samplers Serial samplers (15) : Hydro-Bios, polycarbonate/1,7 l Rosette samplers: Model HS, PVC Go flow, ~5 l Kiel-samplers (4): brass/acrylic, 3&5 l Jumbo samplers (2): Steal 314/acrylic, 30 l Organochlorine sampler: Glass Trace metal sampler: Teflon Zooplankton nets: WP-closing nets (ø 2500 cm2) 60, 100, 200 and 500 µm Phytoplankton nets: 10, 20 and 50 µm Laboratory instruments and equipment Oxygen titration equipment Radiometer titralab III with Videotitrator vit 90 pH-analyzer: Orion Research EA 940 pH-redox-equipment Fluorometers: Perkin-Elmer LS-2, Perkin-Elmer LS-50 Spectrofotometers: Hitachi U-1100, Perkin-Elmer Lambda-2 Salinometer: Autosal 8400A Nutrient analyzer: Skalar 5100 autoanalyzer Centrifuge: Thermostated Jouan CR 422 Liquid scintillator: Rackbeta 1219, LKB Gamma-analyzer: "UMKA" Microscopes: Various types, video equipment Ice machine: Scotsman Freezers: -20°C, -85°C Flow-through system Fluorometer Turner-10-AU-005 Termo-Salinograph Particle Analyser Pamas 3520 system 2100, Counters/N250035/ Sensor HCB-LD-50/50 (1-190 m), SN6239 Sensor HCB-LD-5000 (20-2100 m) 6115/ FGH P1000 Programmer S1000 Controller Underwater quantameter: Li Cor LT 1000 | |||
| Acoustic/Bathymetric Equipment: | Atlas Deso 25, 15 / 210 kHz Atlas Deso 25, 12 /33 kHz Meridata MD DSS 15 kHZ JVC-200 Color Video Sounder 50 / 128 kHz Raytheon V8010 Colour Echo sounder 28 / 50 / 200 kHz RDI Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler 150 kHz | |||
| Gas Sampling and Analysis Equipment: | Gas-bottle station on the aft incl. of air, helium, hydrogen, nitrogen (2 qualities), oxygen. Fixed supply lines to several laboratories. | |||
| CTD Equipment | ||||
| Onboard CTD equipment: | Rosette 1015 Seabird, SBE 911/ General Oceanics Rosette 1015 SIS: Plus 500 | |||
| A-Frames | ||||
| Onboard A-Frames: | Two aft A-Frames, 1.5 and 10 tons | |||
| Cranes | ||||
| Onboard cranes: | 1 Aft crane Hägglunds: 3 t / 12.5 m 1 Forward crane Effer: 1 t / 15.0 m | |||
| Winches, Wires and Cables | ||||
| Onboard winches: | 2 Electric winches : 4 mm / 1000 m / 200 kg 1 Hydraulic winch : 6 mm / 3000 m / 800 kg 1 Hydraulic CTD-slipring winch: 8 mm / 4000 m / 800 kg Hydraulic mooring and towing winches 6 mm / 3000 m / 800 kg 22 mm / 4000 m / 5 tons | |||