RV Bernicia
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | RV Bernicia |
| Namesake: | Bernicia, a sixth-century Anglo Saxon Kingdom |
| Owner: | Newcastle University |
| Operator: | Newcastle University Department of Marine Science and Technology |
| Port of registry: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Route: | Northumberland Sea Area |
| Ordered: | 1973 |
| Builder: | Ryton Marine, Wallsend, UK |
| Commissioned: | March 1973 |
| Identification: | Callsign: MLER |
| Fate: | Sold |
| Career (NL) | |
| Name: | RV Bernicia |
| Owner: | Bernicia Netherlands |
| Operator: | Bernicia Netherlands |
| Route: | Rotterdam Area |
| Identification: | Callsign: PB4310 |
| Status: | In service as of August 2013 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | DTp VIIIA, Lloyds 100A1 |
| Type: | Research Vessel |
| Tonnage: | 46.25 GT |
| Displacement: | 58.24 tonnes |
| Length: | 16.2 m (53 ft) LOA |
| Beam: | 4.72 m (15.5 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.59 m (8.5 ft) |
| Depth: | 3.39 m (11.1 ft) (deck edge to keel) |
| Decks: | 1 main deck with 20m² deck space |
| Installed power: |
Main engine: 1 × 126.8kW (170hp) at 1500 RPM Auxiliary engines: 1 × 41.8kW (56hp) |
| Propulsion: |
1 × Gardener 8LXB high-speed engine 1 × Perkins diesel engine for auxiliary power |
| Speed: | 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h; 10.4 mph) (maximum), 8.0 knots (14.8 km/h; 9.2 mph) (cruising) |
| Range: | 5000nm |
| Endurance: | 3 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 4m inflatable |
| Complement: | 4 × crew and 12 × scientists |
| Crew: | 1 × Officer, 3 × crew |
The RV Bernicia is a research vessel owned and operated by diving organisation Bernicia Netherlands. It had previously been operated by Newcastle University's Department of Marine Science and Technology, where it was used for research and teaching in the North Sea and in river estuaries, largely in the area of marine biology. It is a small trawler-type vessel just over 16 metres in length, it has a hydraulically operated windlass and winches, and a crane on the aft deck.
The RV Bernicia is named after the ancient Anglo Saxon Kingdom of the same name, and was designed by Naval Architects from Newcastle University. When used by the university it was berthed at and operated from Blyth. The Bernicia was replaced by a newer research vessel that was also partly designed by students at the university.[1] This new vessel is RV The Princess Royal. RV Bernicia was sold to diving organisation Bernicia Netherlands.
References
- ↑ Bernicia Replacement Project at Newcastle University Research at the Wayback Machine (archived December 25, 2011)
External links
- Bernicia at Newcastle University at the Wayback Machine (archived February 12, 2012)
- Bernicia at the Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology at the Wayback Machine (archived February 16, 2012)
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