RV Meteor (1986)

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NameRV Meteor
Owner Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) [1]
OperatorBriese Schiffahrts GmbH
Port of registry Flag of Germany.svg Germany
BuilderSchlichting-Werft, Travemünde, Germany [1]
Homeport Hamburg
Identification
StatusActive as of 2018
General characteristics
Class and type Research vessel
Length97.5 m (319 ft 11 in) [1]
Beam16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) [1]
Draught5.61 m (18 ft 5 in) [1]
Installed power2 x 1,150 kW electrical engines
Propulsion Diesel-electrical system
Speed11.5 knots (21.3  km/h) [1]
Crew33 + 30 scientists [1]

The RV Meteor (also Meteor III) is a multidisciplinary research vessel operating mainly on the high sea. She is owned by the German state represented by its Federal Ministry of Education and Research [3] and registered in Hamburg. [1]

RV Meteor operates mainly in the areas of the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas. [3] The current Meteor is the third German research vessel in a row sharing the same name, after Meteor and RV Meteor (1964).

Until 2012, Meteor was operated by Bremerhaven based company F. Laeisz GmbH. Since January 2013 the ship has a new operator, Briese Schiffahrt in Leer. [4] It can accommodate up to 30 scientists for work in 20 laboratories on the main deck. [4]

A new ship named Meteor was ordered at Meyer Werft and Fassmer in 2022 to replace the Meteor and the Poseidon , which has already been retired, in 2026. [5] The Keel was laid on 11 July 2023 at Neptun Werft, Rostock. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] The ship is going to be completed at Meyer Werft, Papenburg. [11] [12] [13] The hull was trowed from Rostock to Emden by the Tugs 'VB Breherhacen' and 'VB Roennbeck' to Emdem. On 10 August around noon, the section left Emden towed by the Radbod at the bow and the Gruno IV at the aft, followed by the Gruno 2, towards Papenburg. [14] [15] [16] [17]

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  4. 1 2 "Neuer Reeder für das Forschungsschiff METEOR (New operator for RV Meteor), press release". Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) (in German). Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Milestone for environmental and marine research Fassmer and MEYER Group combine know-how for the construction of the research vessel METEOR IV". 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  6. ↑ dpa (2023-07-11). "In Rostock wird das Forschungsschiff "Meteor IV" auf Kiel gelegt | NNN". nnn.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  7. ↑ Limited, Alamy. "11. Juli 2023, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Warnemünde: Die Kiellegen-Zeremonie für das Forschungsschiff Meteor IV findet auf der Werft Neptun statt. Das Bundesministerium für Forschung hatte den Bauauftrag an die Meyer-Werft in Niedersachsen, der die Neptun-Werft in Rostock angehört, und an die Fassmer-Werft als Partner vergeben. Das etwa 125 Meter lange Schiff mit 35 Wissenschaftlern und 36 nautischen und technischen Besatzungsmitgliedern soll 2026 ausgeliefert werden. Foto: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa Stockfotografie - Alamy". www.alamy.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ Limited, Alamy. "11. Juli 2023, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Warnemünde: Die Kiellegen-Zeremonie für das Forschungsschiff Meteor IV findet auf der Werft Neptun statt. Das Bundesministerium für Forschung hatte den Bauauftrag an die Meyer-Werft in Niedersachsen, der die Neptun-Werft in Rostock angehört, und an die Fassmer-Werft als Partner vergeben. Das etwa 125 Meter lange Schiff mit 35 Wissenschaftlern und 36 nautischen und technischen Besatzungsmitgliedern soll 2026 ausgeliefert werden. Foto: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa Stockfotografie - Alamy". www.alamy.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  14. ↑ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:130717/mmsi:211215560/imo:7619288/vessel:RADBOD
  15. ↑ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5675219/mmsi:211003526/imo:0/vessel:LSE_CASCO_PROJECT
  16. ↑ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:1177014/mmsi:244882000/imo:8433382/vessel:GRUNO_II
  17. ↑ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:268862/mmsi:246502000/imo:9342669/vessel:GRUNO4


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