MV Seahorse - OFFSHORE SURVEY, SONAR AND WARSHIP SUPPORT VESSEL

MV Seahorse is a fully equipped offshore survey and combat weapons trials support vessel capable of working safely in exposed open seas where accurate and reliable surveying and positioning is required.

Surveys are primarily undertaken with an array of echo-sounders and survey grade GPS equipment. In addition, Sub-Bottom Profiling, Sector Scanning and Side-Scan Sonar can provide a very accurate picture of the seabed and layers below.

MV Seahorse 2 has a large aft deck work space and crane allowing for seabed sampling equipment such as Vibrocorers and gravity corers to be deployed in a safe environment.

For combat weapons calibration and trials this vessel has been adapted to comply with the most exacting demands of modern warfare and has a specialised capacity to self load and deploy Thermal IR Histar Targets at sea for the fine calibration of live gunnery firings when fitted with the BAE Systems VTMS equipment. The versatile features incorporated in this vessel make her the ideal vessel for a vast range of combat weapons trials where charterers have free access to private cabin and office facilities.

Type	Survey and Dive Support Vessel
Specialist Tasks	Combat weapons trials and calibration
Certification	Survey and Dive Support Vessel MCA COP. Cat. 1 / 150 miles offshore / 12 pax and max of 20 POB.
Operator/Owner	Argyll Workboats
Registered	United Kingdom
LOA	26 m
Beam	7 m
Draft	3.m
Speed	11 knots
Built/Rebuilt	1982/1989/1993
Pay Load	110 tons
Fuel Capacity	15,000 litres
Fresh Water	10,000 litres
Removable water ballast	10,000 litres
Aft Deck Area	70 sqm / 4 vehicles
Cargo Hold Space	75 cubic metres
Propulsion	380 hp variable pitch prop plus bow thrust unit
Power Supply	2 Gen sets. 3 phase 420 V and normal 220 VAC / 24 & 12 V DC.
Bridge Nav Equipment	2 x GPS /1x DGPS / Satalite Compass / Chart Plotter / Radar / Autopilot / Naxtex / wind speed direction
Communications	3 X fixed VHF / DSC GMDSS/ and hand held VHF / MF & HF
Accommodation	4 Single cabins 2 Double Cabins Large Mess Room Large saloon / briefing room Galley Ships Office Workshop Survey/Chart room aft of wheelhouse
Lifting Equipment	Aft Hiab 6 Ton/m with winch wire High aspect lifting derrick SWL 3 Ton
Service launch	4m GRP with outboard engine 6m GRP Harding Safety Boat 80hp diesel engine and towing post

Fleet - MV Seahorse