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Operating Characteristics | Research Instruments | Research Cruise
The R/V Hakuho Maru is 100 m long and its gross tonnage is 3991 tons. This vessel is used for relatively long cruises worldwide. Many researchers utilize this vessel in cooperative programs. The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) began operating Hakuho Maru in 2004.
Operating Characteristics
| Keel Laid | 9 May 1988 |
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| Launched | 28 October 1988 |
| Completed | 1 May 1989 |
| Gross Tonnage | 3,991 tons |
| Length ( o.a .) | 100.00 m |
| Length ( b.p. ) | 90.00 m |
| Draft ( mld. ) | 6.00 m |
| Cruising Speed | 16 knots |
| Complement | 89 including 35 Scientists |
| Propulsion System | Diesel for cruising; Electric for slow speeds & dynamic positioning |
| Engine | 4-cycle diesel engines: 1,900 ps x 720 rpm x 4, Electric propulsion moters: 460 kw x 2, Propeller: 4-wing skewed CPP x 2 Twin shaft & twin rudder |
| Bow Thruster | 4-wing CPP, 187 rpm x 2 |
| Main Generator | for propulsion: 1,550 KVA (1,085 kW) x 2 for electric power: 893.75 KVA (715 kw) x 3 |
| Electric Power Supply | AC 450 V3t60 Hz x 2 [main], AC 100 V 80 KVA 60 Hz x 2, AC 115 V6 KVA 400 Hz x 2 [precision] |
Research Instruments
| Navigation | Gyro compass, Radar & ARPA, Auto-pilot device, Joystick control system, Auto-nav. system including Loran C,NNSS, GPS, Doppler Log, EM Log, Data logger and track display |
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| Deck Gears | #1 Heavy duty winch with 15,000 m of 14 mm steel wire #2 Armored cable winch with 12,000 m of 8.15 mm φ Ti-wire for CTD Swell Compensator (1.5 m stroke) for the above 2 winches #3 Hydrographic winch with 12,000 m of 6.4 mm φ Ti-wire #4 Heavy duty winch with 7,000 m of 9 mm φ steel wire #5 Rope winch for 6,000 m x 14 mmφ nylon rope #6 BT winch with 1,000 mxs mm 1 steel wire [removable] #7 Nonmagnetic rubber-coated cable winch for magnetometer, 700 m x 16mm φ #8 BT winch with 1,500 mxs mm a steel wire [bow starboard] |
| A-shaped stern gantry | 7.0 m (W) x 8.0 m (H), 11 ton max. load |
| Deck crane | aft #2 deck with 3 tons max. capacity |
General Plan of R/V Hakuho Maru
Research Cruise
- Research Cruise of R/V Hakuho Maru in FY2017
(301KB) - Research Cruise of R/V Hakuho Maru in FY2016(647KB)
- Research Cruise of R/V Hakuho Maru in FY2015(726KB)
- Research Cruise of R/V Hakuho Maru in FY2014(776KB)
- Research Cruise of R/V Hakuho Maru in FY2013(802KB)
- Research Cruise of R/V Hakuho Maru in FY2012(760KB)
- Research Cruise of R/V Hakuho Maru in FY2011(813KB)
- Research Cruise of R/V Hakuho Maru in FY2010(822KB)
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