 Marion Dufresne
The Marion Dufresne is a multi-purpose vessel that is capable of performing oceanographic research and resupplying the French austral islands of Crozet, Kerguelen, Amsterdam and Saint-Paul. She is in reality a multidisplinary scientific vessel and her special resupply capabilities make her one of the world's largest scientific vessels.
Main characteristics
- Dimensions: length 120.50 m, breadth 20.60 m, depth 12.80 m, draft 7 m, displacement 10380 t, deadweight 4900 t.
- Passenger accommodation: 110 passengers capacity, 59 cabins, 2 dining rooms, meeting room, lounges, conference/video room, and gym room.
- Builder: Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre (Le Havre, France), delivered on May 12, 1995.
- Operator: CMA CGM The French Line (22 quai Galliéni â€" 91158 Suresnes Cedex, France).
- Charterers: TAAF (Territory of French Austral and Antartic Lands) for the resupply of the French austral islands, and IPEV for the oceanographic campaigns.
- Propulsion: 3 diesel generator sets, 8250 kW electrical production capability, 2 synchronous electrical motors for vessel propulsion (3000 kW each), allowing for 13.5 knots (low consumption speed), 15.7 knots (cruising speed), and 17 knots (full speed).
- Cargo: 2500 t or 5600 m3 cargo capacity, up to 110 standard 20-foot containers, fixed cool rooms and refrigerated containers, 1170 m3 cargo fuel capacity with pumping and back-pumping system, 2 fast 25 t cranes (45 t when coupled), 1 logistic/oceanographic 18 t crane, and 3 t service crane.
Photo's by Derek Walker.
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