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RV Le Suroît
French research vessel, built 1975 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RV Le Suroît is a French research vessel operated by IFREMER.[3] In 1985, it was involved in the successful Franco-American expedition to find the wreck of the RMS Titanic.[4][5]
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Name | RV Le Suroît |
Owner | IFREMER |
Operator | Genavir[1] |
Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Manche, Dieppe[2] |
Launched | 20 July 1974 |
Refit | 1999 |
Homeport | Brest[2] |
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Status | Active in service |
General characteristics [3] | |
Type | Research vessel |
Tonnage | 946 GT |
Displacement | 1,132 long tons |
Length | 56.34 m (184.8 ft) |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft) |
Draught | 4.10 m (13.5 ft) |
Installed power |
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Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 16–23 |
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Since being refurbished in 1999, the vessel is able to undertake bathymetric and seismic research, as well as coring, dredging, and trawling tasks.[3]