Marion Dufresne (1995)
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| 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 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
4900 tonnes (empty) 10380 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 120.50 metres |
| Beam: | 20.60 metres |
| Draught: | 6.95 metres |
| Propulsion: |
3 diesels |
| Speed: |
13.5 knots (low consumption speed) 17knots(fullspeed) |
| Endurance: | 2 months |
| Capacity: |
110 passengers capacity in 59 cabins 1170m³ of fuel |
| Complement: |
6 officers |
| Aircraft carried: | Heliport for one Eurocopter Dauphin, Eurocopter Écureuil, Aérospatiale Alouette II or Aérospatiale Alouette III |
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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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