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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.
    
Technical Specifications:
| 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 |
      
    
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