Main Features
Cú Lir Main Features - Preliminary List
- 17m ice-strengthened insulated aluminium hull design, proven for high latitudes
- Crew of two at STCW standard
- Swing centreboard and articulating rudder allows access to waters less than 1m depth and beaching. Both will swing if boat experiences an unexpected grounding in poorly charted areas such as Greenland or Antarctica.
- 120 HP John Deere diesel with black start capability
- Sailor broadband comms
- Areas 1-4 GMDSS
- Handheld AIS-equipped VHF for each member of science party
- Deep pole-mounted Kongsberg 3D multibeam
- Mast mounted broadband radar
- Hexacopter drone
- 3 x diesel gensets (one using main engine)
- Various green generators (hydrodrive/wind/solar)
- Propulsion possible using any on-board generator or energy storage
- Hybrid propulsion – diesel or electric or both
- Energy storage system with 115 kWh capacity
- Baumuller-designed electrical system to 400v DC and AC, switchable, for winch/ROV/science
- Redundant on board computing system for data acquisition and comms
- AHC winch with 2 tonne A-frame LARS
- Masthead crane/LARS for items under 250kg
- Baumuller-designed DP1 capability using electric drive and bow/stern thrusters
- Blue water sailing capability
- Electric/manual halyard/sheet winches
- 1500 L diesel capacity (range 2000 NM) without sailing
- 1500 L freshwater tank
- 15 L/h watermaker
- 55kg spade anchor with 30 tonne chain for best-in-class high latitude use
- 8 science berths, convertible to lab space depending on berth versus lab requirements of science party
- Heated pilot house windows to ensure clear views in high latitudes
- Ample aft deck 3x1m sorting table with seawater supply
- 4m2 aft deck space for deployable equipment
- Large lazarette of 2x1m plan dimensions for science equipment
- Large forward hatch for stowing of large science equipment (up to 1x1x2m size) in forward cabins as necessary
- 20m2 of midships deck space available for science equipment
- 4 x reels of shore lines on deck as required for near shore mooring in high latitudes
- Observation platforms on pilot house roof (2m asl) and on the mast at the spreaders (10m asl)
- Walk on dive lift utilising AHC winch capability
- Bauer dive bottle compressor
- Robust 4m inflatable tender with 20 HP outboard
- Unsinkable 4m aluminium tender with 20 HP outboard (also rowable and sailable)
- Under way environmental monitoring and logging of air and water
- Best in class science party accommodation standards inc abundant hot water
- Refleks diesel stove ensures ample redundant space heating
- 1 month endurance at sea
- Usual RV facilities of clean seawater supply, sample refrigeration (to -80C if required), microscopes, bottom samplers, towed nets, etc
- No propane on board – safety advantage
- Ample cooking facilities and food refrigeration on board
- Irish registered with international load line certificate
- Exceptionally low embodied carbon per investigator-day
- 17m ice-strengthened insulated aluminium hull design, proven for high latitudes
- Crew of two at STCW standard
- Swing centreboard and articulating rudder allows access to waters less than 1m depth and beaching. Both will swing if boat experiences an unexpected grounding in poorly charted areas such as Greenland or Antarctica.
- 120 HP John Deere diesel with black start capability
- Sailor broadband comms
- Areas 1-4 GMDSS
- Handheld AIS-equipped VHF for each member of science party
- Deep pole-mounted Kongsberg 3D multibeam
- Mast mounted broadband radar
- Hexacopter drone
- 3 x diesel gensets (one using main engine)
- Various green generators (hydrodrive/wind/solar)
- Propulsion possible using any on-board generator or energy storage
- Hybrid propulsion – diesel or electric or both
- Energy storage system with 115 kWh capacity
- Baumuller-designed electrical system to 400v DC and AC, switchable, for winch/ROV/science
- Redundant on board computing system for data acquisition and comms
- AHC winch with 2 tonne A-frame LARS
- Masthead crane/LARS for items under 250kg
- Baumuller-designed DP1 capability using electric drive and bow/stern thrusters
- Blue water sailing capability
- Electric/manual halyard/sheet winches
- 1500 L diesel capacity (range 2000 NM) without sailing
- 1500 L freshwater tank
- 15 L/h watermaker
- 55kg spade anchor with 30 tonne chain for best-in-class high latitude use
- 8 science berths, convertible to lab space depending on berth versus lab requirements of science party
- Heated pilot house windows to ensure clear views in high latitudes
- Ample aft deck 3x1m sorting table with seawater supply
- 4m2 aft deck space for deployable equipment
- Large lazarette of 2x1m plan dimensions for science equipment
- Large forward hatch for stowing of large science equipment (up to 1x1x2m size) in forward cabins as necessary
- 20m2 of midships deck space available for science equipment
- 4 x reels of shore lines on deck as required for near shore mooring in high latitudes
- Observation platforms on pilot house roof (2m asl) and on the mast at the spreaders (10m asl)
- Walk on dive lift utilising AHC winch capability
- Bauer dive bottle compressor
- Robust 4m inflatable tender with 20 HP outboard
- Unsinkable 4m aluminium tender with 20 HP outboard (also rowable and sailable)
- Under way environmental monitoring and logging of air and water
- Best in class science party accommodation standards inc abundant hot water
- Refleks diesel stove ensures ample redundant space heating
- 1 month endurance at sea
- Usual RV facilities of clean seawater supply, sample refrigeration (to -80C if required), microscopes, bottom samplers, towed nets, etc
- No propane on board – safety advantage
- Ample cooking facilities and food refrigeration on board
- Irish registered with international load line certificate
- Exceptionally low embodied carbon per investigator-day
Specifications in development as ship’s equipment:
- Light work class ROVs
- Piston corer
- Low pressure compressor and panel for surface supply diving
- Air-lift dredge for underwater archaeology excavations
- Resident ROV