French ship Thalassa (1995)

Thalassa is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), the French Institute for Research of the Exploitation of the Sea.

Thalassa
History
France
NameThalassa
OperatorIFREMER
Port of registryNantes
BuilderManche Industrie Marine, Dieppe
Launched16 May 1995
In service1996
Identification
StatusActive as of 2018
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage2,803 GT
Displacement3,022 t (2,974 long tons)
Length73.65 m (241 ft 8 in) o/a
Beam14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Draught6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 4 × MWM-Deutz TBD 604-BV12 1,128 kW (1,513 hp) diesel engines
  • 1 × Cegelec RP-38P 12/12 2,200 kW (2,950 hp) electric motor
  • 1 × shaft
  • 1 × 440 kW (590 hp) bow thruster
  • 1 × 264 kW (354 hp) stern thruster[2]
Speed14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph)
Crew16 to 25

Thalassa was launched in 1995 and commissioned to replace an eponymous ship of 1960.

References
  1. "Specifications - Ifremer Fleet". flotte.ifremer.fr. 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. "Engines - Ifremer Fleet". flotte.ifremer.fr. 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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