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Type of vessel: Hydrographic research vessel/support ship. Catamaran type hull with vibration absorbing deckhouse mounting.
Built: 1985 by A/B Nya Oskarshamns Varv, # 501, for Svenska Staten Sjofartsverket.
Call sign: SLGC, IMO No: 8513675.
Material: Aluminium.
Length: 30.0 m. over all, Lbpp:27.7m. Beam: 10.0m. Draft: 1.90m in normal condition (2.2m. with thruster under keel, moulded depth 3.40m.)
Tonnage: 311 Grt/ 91 Nrt. Displacement: 323,76 tonnes (light ship 206.2 tonnes).
Main engine: 4 x Scania DSI 14 40 M20 SNV 4 x 433hk, 4 x 318kW at 1900 rpm, 2 engines in each hull and each pair powers one of the two variable pitch propellers by reduction transmission type Valmet D2 HC 650 2 PC, 2 x Kamewa Seffle 38se/3 type D, 1984. One rudder behind each propeller, 12 kn.
Aux. engine: 2 x Scania DS 8/42 with Hizinger MG 439, 2 x 118kW, 1500 rpm.
Thruster: 2 x Hydroland typ PMH 520 TS NV retractable hydraulic thrusters powered by ME fore/aft.
Engine room equipment: JMW Z 16 054 30 m3/h fire pump, Flygt 2051-160 15 m3/h bilge pump, Flygt 3102-180 ballast pump, 2 x Desmi S 70-50-175N/A09 11 m3/hr coolant pump. ASEA PBL DX compressor 20kg air conditioning, Atlas Copco Airlet 10.5 bar 250litre service air compressor, Sunfab hydraulic pump for deck crane, 4 x Tufvasson TGB 33 30kW isolationstrafon, 4 x MLW Bolaget 220/24 15A charger. Thermia SVM 300 water heater 1000-3000W 300 litre. Bunkers:Diesel: 21.56 m³. FW: 10m³. Septic: 3.5 m³. Grey water tank: 2,5 m³. Bilge water: 3.5 m³.
01-12-2011 sold to Atlantic Marine & Aviation, Hove, East Sussex, Honduras flag.
(Sweden 1993,2,90 Kr. StG.1707)
LR88/89 + 97/98 + internet.

Sweden issued on 02 October 1993 two stamps for the 350th commemoration of the Hydrographic Service in Sweden
The 2.90 Kr stamp is designed after a cover of a sea atlas made by Johann Manssons which was published in 1664. It shows the surveying equipment of the that time used by the surveyor, the instruments used was a sounding line with sounding lead, a hourglass and a compass at his feet.
The ships showed are vessels of that time, while the chart depict is not from the atlas of Manssons but from a later time, the sea chart shown was drawn by Johan Nordenancher in 1800 and published in 1805.
It shows part of the chart of the island of Oerskaer, the Graesoe Island, the Oeregrund Archipelago and part of the Aland Sea.
The other stamp shows the modern research vessel NILS STRÖMCRONA built under yard No 501 by the A/B Nye Oskarshamns Varv, Oskarshamn for the Swedish Hydrographic Service (Swedish Government).
Launched as the NILS STRÖMCRONA named after the Swedish hydrograph N Strömcrona (1664-1740) and also manager of the Swedish pilot service from 1697. His hydrographic survey-work was responsible for many Swedish sea charts.

12 June 1986 was she completed.

2014 As given by http://www.equasis, under the name ATLANTIC COUGAR, same owners and manager. Belize flag and registry.

Sweden 1993 2.90 Kr. sg1706/07, scott2031/32