Technical description
Type
Multipurpose research vessel
Flag
Mexico
Call Sign
XCUM
IMO Number
7925132
Year Built / Beginning of operation
1980 / 1981
Dockyard
ACE. Mjellem and Karlsen, Bergen, Norway
Clasification society
BUREAU VERITAS, SOLAS, and MARPOL
Main dimensions
Length overall: 50 m (164′)
Length between perpendiculars: 46.3 m (152′)
Breadth extrem: 10.3 m (34′)
Draught (Reported/Max): 5 m (16′)
Summer DWT
1050 t
Speed
Typically 12.5 knots
Fuel capacity
200 m3 (52,853 gallons)
Fresh water
≈ 8 m3 / day (2,113 gallons/day)
Stability
Ballast tank
Self-sufficient
≈25 days or 6000 n.m.
Crew
20 scientists and 15 crew members
Owner
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Manager
Scientific Research Coordination,
UNAM
Homeport
Mazatlán, on the Pacific coast,
Mexico
Main Machine
B&W Alpha Diesel 1,700 HP/800 RPM
Propeller System
Controllable pitch propeller. Hjelset Motorfabrikk
Side Thrusters
Fixed Brunvoll. 200 HP bow, 200 HP stern
Motor-generator
Two generators of 275 KVA each,
120/220 V 60 Hz, 440 V 60 Hz three-phase
Clean current generator
20 KVA
120 V 60 Hz