FRV Alba-Na-Mara
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Alba-Na-Mara |
| Namesake: | Scotland of the sea |
| Builder: | Macduff Shipyards |
| Launched: | 2008 |
| Homeport: | Fraserburgh |
| Identification: |
IMO number: 9378668MMSI number: 235059857 callsign: 2AIE4 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Trawler |
| Displacement: | 163 GT |
| Length: | 27 m (88 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power: | Mitsubishi S6R MPTKFx2 630 hp @ 1600rpm[2] |
| Propulsion: | Twin propeller |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (max 16kn) |
| Endurance: | 14 days |
| Complement: | 8 crew + 5 scientists[3] |
FRV Alba-Na-Mara is a small fisheries research vessel, operated by Marine Scotland Science (formerly the Fisheries Research Services) on behalf of the Scottish Government.
History
Alba-Na-Mara was commissioned in 2008. She replaced FRV Clupea which had been in operation with FRS for 40 years.[4]
Layout
Alba-Na-Mara is equipped with a sophisticated range of deck machinery and electronics.[3] She is capable of carrying out fisheries research, single, twin, pelagic/demersal/trawling and scallop dredging, hydrographic sampling, surveying and camera work[2] up to 150 miles offshore.[3]
References
- ↑ "27.00m Research Vessel". Macduff Ship Design Limited. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fisheries Research Vessel Sets New Standards". Maritime Journal. 20 Mar 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "MRV Alba na Mara". Marine Scotland (Scottish Government). Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ "New fisheries research vessel". Scottish Government. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2014.