RV Mirai
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | RV Mirai |
| In service: | 1996 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2009[update] |
| General characteristics [1][2] | |
| Tonnage: | 8,687 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 128.5 m (421 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 19 m (62 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) |
| Depth: | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
4 × diesel engines, 1,838 kilowatts (2,465 shp) 2 × controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range: | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km) |
| Crew: | 80 (34 crew, 46 research personnel) |
RV Mirai is Japanese oceanographic research vessel.[1][3][4][2][5] She was commissioned following the rebuild of the Mutsu, a nuclear-powered vessel.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oceanographic research vessel Mirai". Japanese Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamstec.go.jp%2Fe%2Fabout%2Fequipment%2Fships%2Fmirai.html&date=2009-11-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Research Vessel Mirai: operated by Japan Marine Science & Technology Center". Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jodc.go.jp%2FJGOFS_DMO%2Ftestpage%2FShips%2FMirai.htm&date=2009-11-22.
- ↑ "Oceanographic research vessel Mirai". Japanese Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamstec.go.jp%2Fe%2Fabout%2Fequipment%2Fships%2Fmirai.html&date=2009-11-21.
- ↑ "FY2007 Public Invitation for Utilizing the Oceanographic Research Vessel Miria". Japanese Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamstec.go.jp%2Fjamstec-e%2Fwhatsnew%2FH19_mirai%2Fplan.html&date=2009-11-22.
- ↑ "R/V Mirai, her missions, facilities and special project "BEAGLE 2003"". American Geophysical Union. 2003. Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fadsabs.harvard.edu%2Fabs%2F2003AGUFMOS42A0822N&date=2009-11-22.
