- Marion Dufresne (1995)
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Career (France) Namesake: Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne Port of registry: Le Havre Builder: Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre Commissioned: 12 May 1995 Status: in active service, as of 2011[update] General characteristics Displacement: 4900 tonnes (empty)
10380 tonnes full loadLength: 120.50 metres Beam: 20.60 metres Draught: 6.95 metres Propulsion: 3 diesels
8250kW electrical production capability, 23000kW electric enginesSpeed: 13.5 knots (low consumption speed)
15.7knots(cruisingspeed)
17knots(fullspeed)Endurance: 2 months Capacity: 110 passengers capacity in 59 cabins
2500 tonnes, 5600m³ or 1106.1-metre standard containers of cargo
1170m³ of fuelComplement: 6 officers
22 sailorsAircraft carried: Heliport for one Eurocopter Dauphin, Eurocopter Écureuil, Aérospatiale Alouette II or Aérospatiale Alouette III The Marion Dufresne is a research vessel maintained by the IPEV (Institut Polaire - Paul-Émile Victor) and TAAF, and named in honour of Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne. Designed as a multi-purpose research and resupply ship, she was launched in 1995.
The Marion Dufresne is designed to withstand rough seas. She is equipped with a device which allows her to retrieve sediments on the seafloor down to 60 metres deep, and a multi-beam sonar for cartography. She is also fitted with an operating theatre.
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