Cefas Endeavour moored in the Inner Harbour, Lowestoft |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | RV Cefas Endeavour |
| Builder: | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 712[1] |
| Launched: | 2002 August 14 |
| In service: | 2003 |
| Homeport: | Lowestoft |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,983 t (2,936 long tons) |
| Length: | 73 m (239 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 3 × diesel AC generators; 2 × tandem electric DC motors, single screw; bow thruster; stern thruster |
| Speed: | 14.4 knots (16.6 mph; 26.7 km/h) |
RV Cefas Endeavour is an ocean-going fisheries research vessel which is based at the port of Lowestoft and is operated by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas).[2][3] It is used to support all aspects of Cefas activities from fish stock surveys to launching autonomous monitoring equipment.
The vessel has been in service since 2003. Operation is currently outsourced by Cefas to P&O Maritime Services.[4]