Deployment: AV2007_May

Deployment: 
AV2007_May
Chief Scientist: 
Dr James Staley (University of Washington, UW)
Platform:
Platform Type:
 vessel
Start Date: 
2007-05-18
End Date: 
2007-05-21
Location: 
North East Black Sea
Description
 
 RV Akvanavt, Russia
 
 
R/V "Akvanavt" is operated by Southern Branch of the P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB SIO RAS) in Gelendzhik, Russia.
Commissioning  - 18.08.1976
Displacement, tons - 273
Dimensions, meters - 34.0 x 7.1 x 2.6
Speed max, knots -  8.5
It holds 13 crewmembers and 8 scientists.
The vessel is fitted up with modern navigational systems, research instruments and equipment for complex studies of the Sea.