Status:	Price Reduced
Price:	USD 350,000       |        AED ALL AMD ANG ARS AUD AZN BBD BDT BGN BHD BIF BMD BND BOB BRL BSD BWP BYR BZD CAD CDF CHF CLP CNY COP CRC CVE CYP CZK DJF DKK DOP DZD ECS EEK EGP ERN ETB EUR FJD FKP GBP GEL GHC GIP GMD GNF GTQ GYD HKD HNL HRK HTG HUF IDR ILS INR IQD IRR ISK JMD JOD JPY KES KGS KHR KMF KRW KRW KYD KZT LAK LBP LKR LSL LTL LVL LYD MAD MDL MGA MKD MMK MNT MOP MRO MTL MUR MVR MWK MXN MYR MZN NAD NGN NIO NOK NPR NZD OMR PAB PEN PHP PKR PLN PYG QAR ROL RON RSD RUB RWF SAR SBD SCR SDD SEK SGD SHP SIT SKK SOS SRG STD SYP THB TND TOP TRY TWD TZS UAH UGX USD UYU VEB VND WST XCD XOF XPF YER ZAR ZMK ZWD
Location:	Eastern seaboard, Canada Nova Scotia Canada
Telephone:	830-428-0278
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Highly motivated seller. Vessel is for sale either with or without the submersible with an asking price of USD 275,000 for the vessel alone and USD 75,000 for the Submersible and related accessories or USD 350,000 together. All reasonable and serious cash offers will be considered.

This vessel is being offered on a private individual sale basis with an asking price of 350,000 USDollars. Buyer and broker inquiries are welcome. Call 830-428-0278 or click the contact button for further details or to arrange an inspection.

This 245' Ocean Class Research and Dive Support Vessel, complete with 2000' rated manned submersible, offers potential buyers a wide range of possible uses. With air conditioned accommodations capacity for a crew of up to 85, the vessel has an operational range of 12,500 nautical miles, a cruising speed of 12.5 knots and an endurance factor of 90 days continuous.

Originally built in 1965 by Cantare Navale Apuania in Carrara, Italy, she was purchased by the Canadian Navy in 1977 for conversion to serve as a dive support and submersible launch vessel, carrying both the Pisces IV and SDL-1 submersibles.

She underwent two complete re-fits to adapt her to her present configuration. The first, in 1978, lengthened the ship to 245 feet and added the A-Frame and hangar facilities. A subsequent mid-life refit in 1989 replaced the original superstructure and diesel electric power plants with the current configuration of three Detroit Diesel 12V149's to provide superb redundancy, reserve capacity and acoustic isolation. To date, these engines have fewer than 4500 hours total time.

Both re-fits and all bi-annual maintenance cycles were conducted to NATO mil-spec requirements. A complete T&I was also performed in 1997, prior to the ships decommissioning. The auxiliary generator of 250KW capacity has recently been re-engined with a CAT 3406b to replace the original Dorman 8QT diesel.

All main engines, auxilliary generator, propulsion motors, KaMeWa CPP box and steering systems are all fully operational.

Vessel type: Research, Dive Support, Expedition, Submersible Support Builder: Cantare Navale Apuania Marine Year constructed: 1965 Berths: 85 No. of engines: 3 Engine model: Detroit 12V149 Engine power: 950 HP Fuel type: Diesel Drive type: Shaft drive Length over all: 245' Beam: 40' Maximum draft: 18' Hull material: Steel Hull colour: Grey Displacement: 2350 tons Fuel capacity: 550000 Litres

Ship propulsion is provided by 3 Detroit 12V149 Diesel engines each driving 650KW generators. These are coupled via the ships main bus to two Marelli DC propulsion motors which in turn drive a single shaft with a KaMeWa CPP box and variable pitch 4 blade propeller. Total available shaft horsepower is 1900SHP.

The three Detroit diesels are fully operational with under 4500 hours total time each, which is less than 30% of their expected lifespan. Both Marelli motors were removed for overhaul in 2007/8.

The 250KW KATO auxiliary generator was recently re-powered with a Caterpillar 3406b to replace the original Dorman 8QT engine.

Steel hull with aluminum superstructure and submersible hangar facility.

Original crew complement included 12 officers and up to 70 crew in fully air-conditioned compartments. Ample refrigerated storage capacity and galley/messing facilities supported the crew on missions of up to 90 days.

The vessel supported a 20 man dive spread with full mixed gas diving facilities including a 300' rated dive bell and 6 man recompression chamber.

Ample engineering spaces and offices could easily be reconfigured into wet/dry laboratory spaces to support full ocean class research vessel operations.

The 2000' rated five man submersible was built in 1971 by International Hydrodynamics Corporation and underwent quadrennial overhauls during it's 12 years of service, including a complete refit prior to decommissioning in 1997. Some of the more significant upgrades included conversion to brushless DC thrusters, addition of lateral and vertical thrusters, addition of the large main viewing port and improvements in the command sphere layout.

Submersible Specifications and Equipment

Length: 24.8 feet
Breadth: 7.8 feet
Displacement: 29,700 lbs.
Speed: 2.5 knots
Depth: 2000 feet or 610 meters
Maximum lockout depth: 1000 feet
ABS rated diver lockout depth: 160 feet
Crew: 2 plus 3 divers or scientists
Minimum endurance: 8 hours at 1 knot

Launch and recovery of the submersible is accomplished by the stern mounted 18 ton Vickers Oceanics A-Frame crane. This system was designed to perform submersible operations in conditions of up to sea state 5 and winds up to 30kts. The sub is stored within the fully enclosed hangar area, which has sufficient additional space to accommodate a tender of up to 35 feet in length.

6 Ton deck crane mounted starboard side midships
2 Stern capstans for 4 point mooring
Hydraulic anchor windlass with rope heads at bow

Navigation Equipment:
Sperry SR120 Gyro Compasses (2ea.) w/ 6 repeaters
Racal X-band radar with ARPA display
Decca S-band radar with gyro input
Simrad Charting Sounder
Ametek Doppler Speed Log
Weather Fax
Traditional Paper Charts

Communications:
Harris RF-270 1Kw HF/SSB Transceiver
2 Sealand 66 VHF Transceivers
Intra-ship PBX telephone/intercom system
Sound powered telephone system
NAVTEX Receiver
GR 2672 RDF

Pollution Control:
Envirovac Vacusan electrocatalytic sewage
system with holding tank & incinerator
SRS/Sarex API Oily Water Separators

Fire Suppression Systems:

Firewater distribution
2ea. 40hp GS/Firewater Pumps
6 inch Main distribution lines to 3 inch & 1.5 inch monitors
CO2 Engine Room Fire Suppression System

MINERVA automated HALON suppression system for critical
engineering spaces

Independent HALON system for galley area