Pelorus
Science Centres: Vessels
Pelorus is a purpose-built hydrographic survey launch, which has been fitted out for, and is capable of operating in, cold climates such as the Antarctic. It can be carried and launched from NIWA’s Research Vessel Tangaroa.
| Name | RV Pelorus |
| Call Sign | ZM 9555 |
| Safety Management | M&I Safe Ship Management as an Inshore Limits vessel. |
| Year of Construction | 1977 (fully refitted 2000) |
| Length | 10.5 metres |
| Beam | 3 metres |
| Draft | 1 metre |
| Gross tonnage | 8.5 tonne |
| Engines | Twin Ford 2725E diesels (90bhp each) |
| Cruising speed | 14 knots |
| Construction | Aluminium alloy monohull |
| Power Generation | DC/AC Invertor /Charger 1.2 kva output Lambourdini AC Diesel Generator set 8kva |
Electronic Equipment
| Echo sounder | Furuno |
| Radar | Furuno 24 Nm Radar |
| GPS Plotter | Furuno |
Communication Facilities
| Cell Phone | 027 457 4424 (within range of Telecom NZ network) |
| Marine Radio | Coden SSB Sailor VHF |
Additional Equipment (Mobilised as required)
| Hydrographic systems | Odom Echotrac 24 / 210 kHz. echo sounder Multi beam system |
| Survey navigation systems | HydroPro |
| Motion compensation | TSS DMS / POS MV |
| Sub bottom profiler system | 3.5 kHz, ORE sub-bottom profiler, Model 140, |
| Sound velocity calibration | Digibar DB-1100, AML Svplus, XBT’s |
| Seabed sampling | Grab sampler |
The above specifications for Pelorus are correct at the date of publication. However electronics and other capabilities are being upgraded or changed continually.
